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NEXUS Chest Decision Instrument calculator

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Formula inputs

  • Age >60 years
  • Rapid deceleration mechanism
  • Chest pain
  • Intoxication
  • Abnormal alertness or mental status
  • Distracting painful injury
  • Chest-wall tenderness

Primary source

Rodriguez RM et al. NEXUS Chest: validation of a decision instrument for selective chest imaging in blunt trauma. JAMA Surg (2013)

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