Accuracy of NEXUS II head injury decision rule in children: a prospective PREDICT cohort study.

Franz E BablEd OakleyStuart R DalzielMeredith L BorlandNatalie PhillipsAmit KocharSarah DaltonJohn Alexander CheekYuri GilhotraJeremy S FurykJocelyn NeutzeSusan DonathStephen HearpsLouise M CroweMarta ArponeSilvia BressanMark D Lyttlenull null

Published in: Emergency medicine journal : EMJ (2018)

NEXUS II had high sensitivity, similar to the derivation study. However, approximately half of unimaged patients were positive for NEXUS II risk criteria; this may result in an increased CT rate in a setting with high clinician accuracy.

Keyphrases

end stage renal disease
ejection fraction
chronic kidney disease
newly diagnosed
computed tomography
prognostic factors
peritoneal dialysis
magnetic resonance imaging
contrast enhanced
patient reported
positron emission tomography
dual energy
pet ct