Podcast #271: Nexus Chest CT Scan Guidelines
Emergency Medical Minute · medicalminute
November 13, 20173m 20s
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Show Notes
Author: Chris Holmes, M.D.
Educational Pearls
- The nexus chest CT scan rule is based on an 11,000 subject, multicenter study that looked for signs following a trauma that predicted significant findings on subsequent chest CT.
- Findings that were associated with abnormal chest CT included: abnormal CXR, distracting injury, chest wall, sternal, thoracic spine or scapular tenderness. Furthermore, a mechanism of injury that includes rapid deceleration was also associated.
- If a patient has none of the above findings, then there is only a small chance that there will be an abnormal chest CT.
References: https://www.mdcalc.com/nexus-chest-ct-decision-instrument-ct-imaging