Trends and variation in cervical spine imaging utilization across children's hospitals for pediatric trauma

被引:2
作者
Ross, Erin E. [1 ]
Ourshalimian, Shadassa [2 ]
Spurrier, Ryan G. [2 ]
Chaudhari, Pradip P. [3 ]
机构
[1] Univ Southern Calif, Childrens Hosp Los Angeles, Keck Sch Med, Los Angeles, CA USA
[2] Univ Southern Calif, Childrens Hosp Los Angeles, Keck Sch Med, Div Pediat Surg, Los Angeles, CA USA
[3] Univ Southern Calif, Childrens Hosp Los Angeles, Keck Sch Med, Div Emergency & Transport Med, 4650 Sunset Blvd,MS 113, Los Angeles, CA 90027 USA
关键词
Cervical spine; computed tomography; pediatric trauma; X-RADIOGRAPHY UTILIZATION; LOW-RISK CRITERIA; COMPUTED-TOMOGRAPHY; RADIATION-EXPOSURE; CLEARANCE PROTOCOL; INJURY; DISPARITIES; UTILITY; TESTS; RULE;
D O I
10.1097/TA.0000000000004242
中图分类号
R4 [临床医学];
学科分类号
1002 ; 100602 ;
摘要
BACKGROUND: Cervical spine (c-spine) evaluation is a critical component in trauma evaluation, and although several pediatric c-spine evaluation algorithms have been developed, none have been widely implemented. Here, we assess rates of c-spine imaging use across children's hospitals, specifically temporal trends in imaging use, variation across hospitals in imaging used, and timing of magnetic resonance imaging in admitted patients. METHODS: Data from the Children's Hospital Associations Pediatric Health Information System were abstracted from 2015 to 2020. Patients younger than 18 years seen in the emergency department with an International Classification of Diseases, Tenth Revision, code indicative of trauma and c-spine plain radiograph or computed tomography (CT) in the emergency department were included. Data visualization and descriptive statistics were used to assess rates of imaging use by age, year, hospital, injury severity, and day of service. Changes in rates of imaging use over time were evaluated via simple linear regression. RESULTS: Across 25,238 patient encounters at 35 children's hospitals, there was an increase in use of c-spine CT from 2015 to 2020 (28.5-36.5%). There was substantial interinstitutional variation in rates of use of plain radiographs versus CT for initial evaluation of the c-spine across all age groups. Magnetic resonance imaging was obtained more than 3 days after admission in 31.5% of intensive care patients who received this imaging. CONCLUSION: Increasing use of CT, substantial interinstitutional variation in rates of use of plain radiographs versus CT, and heterogenous timing of magnetic resonance imaging for evaluation of the pediatric c-spine demonstrate the growing need for development and implementation of an age-specific c-spine evaluation algorithm to guide judicious use of diagnostic resources.
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