Comparison of Cervical Spine Injury Clinical Prediction Rules for Children After Blunt Trauma
In this comparative effectiveness study of CSI prediction rules in children, the PECARN CSI rule had the highest sensitivity and NPV for identifying children at risk for CSI after blunt trauma, with the lowest projected CT imaging rate.
Authors
- Monica L. Harding
- Caleb E. Ward (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5272-8552)
- Fahd A. Ahmad (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5919-6835)
- Alexander J. Rogers (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3972-4156)
- Kathleen Adelgais (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4405-0769)
- Lauren C. Riney (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8671-9432)
- Julie C. Leonard (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3670-1944)
- Daniel Rubalcava
- Lawrence J. Cook (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9085-0428)
- Lorin R. Browne (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8160-3035)
- Leah Tzimenatos
- Rebecca Kriss Burger (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3275-3608)
- Kenneth Yen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5174-0346)
- Lois K. Lee (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3551-5050)
Institutions
- Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center (US)
- Boston Children's Hospital (US)
- Nationwide Children's Hospital (US)
- Harvard University (US)
- Emory University (US)
- George Washington University (US)
- Medical College of Wisconsin (US)
- Washington University in St. Louis (US)
- University of Utah (US)
- University of Michigan (US)
- Children's Healthcare of Atlanta (US)
- Texas Children's Hospital (US)
- University of California, Davis (US)
- The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center (US)
- University of Colorado Denver (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- JAMA Network Open
- Published
- 2025-12-19
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2025.49403
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Spinal Fractures and Fixation Techniques
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.01
Funders
- U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
- Health Resources and Services Administration
- National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
- Maternal and Child Health Bureau
- Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development