Medicine
Clinical Decision Rules for Blunt Abdominal Trauma Imaging
Quick fact
The NEXUS II study validated a set of criteria that can identify blunt abdominal trauma patients with a sensitivity of 98% for clinically significant injuries, potentially avoiding thousands of unnecessary CT scans yearly.
Why this is interesting
When a patient arrives in the ER after a car crash, doctors often worry about internal bleeding. But does every patient really need a CT scan? Clinical decision rules help answer that question in seconds.