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Variation in pediatric cervical spine imaging across trauma centers-A cause for concern?

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العنوان: Variation in pediatric cervical spine imaging across trauma centers-A cause for concern?
المؤلفون: Massoumi R; From the Division of Pediatric Surgery (R.M., J.W., H.C.-H.J.), Mattel Children's Hospital at University of California Los Angeles; and Division of General Internal Medicine and Health Services Research (T.D., C.-H.T.), University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California., Wertz J, Duong T, Tseng CH, Jen HC
المصدر: The journal of trauma and acute care surgery [J Trauma Acute Care Surg] 2021 Oct 01; Vol. 91 (4), pp. 641-648.
نوع المنشور: Journal Article
اللغة: English
بيانات الدورية: Publisher: Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins Country of Publication: United States NLM ID: 101570622 Publication Model: Print Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 2163-0763 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 21630755 NLM ISO Abbreviation: J Trauma Acute Care Surg Subsets: MEDLINE
أسماء مطبوعة: Original Publication: Hagerstown, MD : Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins
مواضيع طبية MeSH: Cervical Vertebrae/*diagnostic imaging , Neck Injuries/*diagnosis , Spinal Injuries/*diagnosis , Trauma Centers/*statistics & numerical data, Adolescent ; Cervical Vertebrae/injuries ; Child ; Child, Preschool ; Female ; Humans ; Infant ; Infant, Newborn ; Injury Severity Score ; Magnetic Resonance Imaging/standards ; Magnetic Resonance Imaging/statistics & numerical data ; Male ; Practice Guidelines as Topic ; Retrospective Studies ; Tomography, X-Ray Computed/standards ; Tomography, X-Ray Computed/statistics & numerical data ; Trauma Centers/standards
مستخلص: Background: Traumatic pediatric cervical spine injury can be challenging to diagnose, and the clinical algorithms meant to aid physicians differ from adult trauma protocols. Despite the existence of standardized guidelines, imaging decisions may vary according to physician education, subjective assessment, and experience with pediatric trauma patients. Our study investigates the rates of pediatric posttraumatic cervical spine imaging across trauma centers, hypothesizing that more specialized centers will have lower rates of advanced cervical spine imaging.
Methods: The 2015 to 2016 Trauma Quality Improvement Program database was reviewed for patients younger than 18 years- to assess rates of cervical spine imaging on presentation across different trauma centers. Propensity stratification logistic regression was performed controlling for patient- and center-specific variables. p Values less than 0.05 were considered significant.
Results: Of 110,769 pediatric trauma patients, 35.2% were female, and the average age was 9.6 years. Overall, 3.6% had cervical spine computed tomography (CT) and less than 1% had cervical spine MRI or X-ray. Compared with all others, Level I trauma centers were significantly less likely to use cervical spine CT for the initial evaluation of younger (≤14 years) but not older trauma patients (adjusted odds ratio [AOR], 0.89; 95% confidence interval [CI], 0.80-0.99; AOR, 0.97; 95% CI, 0.87-1.09); Level I centers had higher odds of cervical spine MRI use, but only for patients 14 years or younger (AOR, 1.63; 95% CI, 1.09-2.44). Pediatric-designated trauma centers had significantly lower odds of cervical spine CT (≤14 years: AOR, 0.70; 95% CI, 0.63-0.78; >14 years: AOR, 0.67; 95% CI, 0.67-0.75) and higher odds of cervical spine X-ray (≤14 years: AOR, 4.75; 95% CI, 3.55-6.36; >14 years: AOR, 4.50; 95% CI, 2.72-7.45) for all ages, but higher odds of cervical spine MRI for younger patients only (≤14 years: AOR, 2.10; 95% CI, 1.38-3.21).
Conclusion: Level I and pediatric designations were associated with lower rates of cervical spine CT. Pediatric centers were also more likely to use cervical spine X-ray. This variability of imaging use further supports the need to disseminate and educate providers on pediatric-specific cervical spine evaluation guidelines.
Level of Evidence: Prognostic and epidemiological, level III.
(Copyright © 2021 The Author(s). Published by Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc. on behalf of the American Association for the Surgery of Trauma.)
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تواريخ الأحداث: Date Created: 20210709 Date Completed: 20211110 Latest Revision: 20230828
رمز التحديث: 20230828
مُعرف محوري في PubMed: PMC8460080
DOI: 10.1097/TA.0000000000003344
PMID: 34238853
قاعدة البيانات: MEDLINE
الوصف
تدمد:2163-0763
DOI:10.1097/TA.0000000000003344