Value of clinical examination in the assessment of penetrating neck injuries: a retrospective study of diagnostic accuracy test.
Andrés Isaza-RestrepoJulián Andrés Quintero-ContrerasJorge Escobar-DiazGranadosÁngela María Ruiz-SternbergPublished in: BMC emergency medicine (2020)
Our study's main findings suggest that patients with neck injuries and no vascular, airway, or gastrointestinal soft sign can be safely managed with a conservative approach. It is important to emphasize the value of the clinical examination since there are many contexts in the modern world where a considerable amount of the population is afflicted by neck trauma and treated under conditions where technological resources are limited.
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