Is a digital rectal examination necessary in conscious trauma patients with no clinical evidence of a pelvic fracture or neurological abnormality?

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Record ID 32003001192
English
Authors' objectives:

This aim of this critical appraisal was to assess whether, in a conscious major trauma patient presenting to the ED with no clinical evidence of a pelvic fracture or neurological abnormality, a digital rectal examination is necessary as part of the standard screening protocol.

Authors' methods: Critical appraisal
Details
Project Status: Completed
Year Published: 2003
English language abstract: An English language summary is available
Publication Type: Not Assigned
Country: Australia
MeSH Terms
  • Emergency Service, Hospital
  • Emergency Treatment
  • Physical Examination
  • Rectum
Contact
Organisation Name: Centre for Clinical Effectiveness
Contact Address: Monash Institute of Health Services Research, Block E, Monash Medical Centre, Locked Bag 29, Clayton, Victoria 3168, Australia. Tel: +61 3 9594 7505; Fax: +61 3 9594 7552.
Contact Name: cce@med.monash.edu.au.
Contact Email: cce@med.monash.edu.au.
Copyright: Centre for Clinical Effectiveness (CCE)
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