2024
Letter to the Editor Re “Rethinking Cervical Spine Clearance in Obtunded Trauma Patients: An Updated Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis”.
Malhotra A, Wu X, Khunte M. Letter to the Editor Re “Rethinking Cervical Spine Clearance in Obtunded Trauma Patients: An Updated Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis”. Injury 2024, 55: 111359. PMID: 38262333, DOI: 10.1016/j.injury.2024.111359.Commentaries, Editorials and Letters
2023
Re: Magnetic resonance imaging cervical spine in trauma: A retrospective single‐centre audit of patient outcomes
Malhotra A, Wu X, Khunte M, Radmard M. Re: Magnetic resonance imaging cervical spine in trauma: A retrospective single‐centre audit of patient outcomes. Emergency Medicine Australasia 2023, 35: 882-882. PMID: 37549928, DOI: 10.1111/1742-6723.14216.Commentaries, Editorials and Letters
2020
Letter regarding: “Elderly Patients With Cervical Spine Fractures After Ground Level Falls Are at Risk for Blunt Cerebrovascular Injury”
Malhotra A, Wu X, Khunte M. Letter regarding: “Elderly Patients With Cervical Spine Fractures After Ground Level Falls Are at Risk for Blunt Cerebrovascular Injury”. Journal Of Surgical Research 2020, 256: 696-697. PMID: 32861424, DOI: 10.1016/j.jss.2020.06.064.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2019
Regarding “Cervical spine clearance in the adult obtunded blunt trauma patient: A systematic review”
Malhotra A, Wu X. Regarding “Cervical spine clearance in the adult obtunded blunt trauma patient: A systematic review”. Intensive And Critical Care Nursing 2019, 53: 109. PMID: 31027902, DOI: 10.1016/j.iccn.2019.04.005.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2018
Blunt Cerebrovascular Injuries: Advances in Screening, Imaging, and Management Trends
Malhotra A, Wu X, Seifert K. Blunt Cerebrovascular Injuries: Advances in Screening, Imaging, and Management Trends. American Journal Of Neuroradiology 2018, 39: e103-e103. PMID: 30093486, PMCID: PMC7655271, DOI: 10.3174/ajnr.a5733.Commentaries, Editorials and LettersRe: Blunt cerebrovascular injury incidence, stroke-rate, and mortality with the expanded Denver criteria
Malhotra A, Wu X, Tu L, Seifert K. Re: Blunt cerebrovascular injury incidence, stroke-rate, and mortality with the expanded Denver criteria. Surgery 2018, 165: 853-858. PMID: 30076023, DOI: 10.1016/j.surg.2018.06.029.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCost-effectiveness of Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Cervical Clearance of Obtunded Blunt Trauma After a Normal Computed Tomographic Finding
Wu X, Malhotra A, Geng B, Kalra VB, Abbed K, Forman HP, Sanelli P. Cost-effectiveness of Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Cervical Clearance of Obtunded Blunt Trauma After a Normal Computed Tomographic Finding. JAMA Surgery 2018, 153: 625-632. PMID: 29541757, PMCID: PMC5875318, DOI: 10.1001/jamasurg.2018.0099.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultCervical VertebraeCost-Benefit AnalysisFollow-Up StudiesHumansMagnetic Resonance ImagingSpinal InjuriesTomography, X-Ray ComputedWounds, NonpenetratingConceptsMagnetic resonance imagingBlunt traumaResonance imagingCervical clearanceNeurologic deficitsTomographic findingsHealth benefitsNational Spinal Cord Injury DatabaseSpinal Cord Injury DatabaseCost of MRISpecificity of MRIUse of MRIPermanent neurologic deficitsGroup of patientsComputed tomographic findingsNegative predictive valueProbabilistic sensitivity analysesCost-effectiveness analysisLower health benefitsCervical CTCT findingsInitial CTNormal CTCervical collarCervical spineLetter to the Editor. Computed tomography angiography for the diagnosis of blunt cerebrovascular injury.
Malhotra A, Wu X, Tu L, Seifert K. Letter to the Editor. Computed tomography angiography for the diagnosis of blunt cerebrovascular injury. Journal Of Neurosurgery 2018, 129: 265-267. PMID: 29749913, DOI: 10.3171/2017.11.jns172884.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchManagement of blunt cerebrovascular injury (BCVI) in the multisystem injury patient with contraindications to immediate anti-thrombotic therapy
Malhotra A, Wu X, Tu L, Seifert K. Management of blunt cerebrovascular injury (BCVI) in the multisystem injury patient with contraindications to immediate anti-thrombotic therapy. Injury 2018, 49: 735-736. PMID: 29402423, DOI: 10.1016/j.injury.2018.01.018.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchUtility of MRI for cervical spine clearance in blunt trauma patients after a negative CT
Malhotra A, Durand D, Wu X, Geng B, Abbed K, Nunez DB, Sanelli P. Utility of MRI for cervical spine clearance in blunt trauma patients after a negative CT. European Radiology 2018, 28: 2823-2829. PMID: 29450715, DOI: 10.1007/s00330-017-5285-y.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBlunt trauma evaluationCervical spine CTCervical spine MRIUnstable injuriesBlunt traumaTrauma evaluationSpine CTSpine MRIBlunt cervical spine traumaCervical spine clearanceCT cervical spineAbnormal neurological examinationBlunt trauma patientsPercent of patientsCervical spine traumaCervical spine studiesSoft tissue injuriesUtility of MRICervical CTSpine clearanceAdult patientsSubsequent MRINeurological examinationSpine traumaTrauma patientsLetter to the Editor Regarding “Increased detection of blunt carotid and vertebral artery injury after implementation of diagnostic imaging pathway in level 1 trauma centre in Western Australia”
Malhotra A, Wu X, Tu L, Seifert K. Letter to the Editor Regarding “Increased detection of blunt carotid and vertebral artery injury after implementation of diagnostic imaging pathway in level 1 trauma centre in Western Australia”. Injury 2018, 49: 738-739. PMID: 29366548, DOI: 10.1016/j.injury.2018.01.013.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchBlunt Cerebrovascular Artery Injury and Stroke in Severely Injured Patients: An International Multicenter Analysis
Malhotra A, Wu X, Seifert K, Tu L. Blunt Cerebrovascular Artery Injury and Stroke in Severely Injured Patients: An International Multicenter Analysis. World Journal Of Surgery 2018, 42: 3451-3451. PMID: 29383427, DOI: 10.1007/s00268-018-4518-9.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2017
Letter to the Editor
Malhotra A, Wu X. Letter to the Editor. Journal Of Pediatric Surgery 2017, 53: 855. PMID: 29373107, DOI: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2017.11.064.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchLetter to the Editor concerning “The utility of magnetic resonance imaging in addition to computed tomography scans in the evaluation of cervical spine injuries: a study of obtunded blunt trauma patients” by B.P.H. Lau, et al. [Eur Spine J (2017); doi:10.1007/s00586-017-5317-y]
Malhotra A. Letter to the Editor concerning “The utility of magnetic resonance imaging in addition to computed tomography scans in the evaluation of cervical spine injuries: a study of obtunded blunt trauma patients” by B.P.H. Lau, et al. [Eur Spine J (2017); doi:10.1007/s00586-017-5317-y]. European Spine Journal 2017, 27: 247-248. PMID: 29103129, DOI: 10.1007/s00586-017-5377-z.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCost-effectiveness of Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Cervical Spine Clearance of Neurologically Intact Patients With Blunt Trauma
Wu X, Malhotra A, Geng B, Liu R, Abbed K, Forman HP, Sanelli P. Cost-effectiveness of Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Cervical Spine Clearance of Neurologically Intact Patients With Blunt Trauma. Annals Of Emergency Medicine 2017, 71: 64-73. PMID: 28826754, DOI: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2017.07.006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAftercareCervical VertebraeCost-Benefit AnalysisDecision Support TechniquesHealth Care CostsHumansMagnetic Resonance ImagingMarkov ChainsModels, EconomicQuality-Adjusted Life YearsSensitivity and SpecificitySpinal InjuriesTomography, X-Ray ComputedUnited StatesWounds, NonpenetratingConceptsMagnetic resonance imagingCervical computed tomographyBlunt traumaIntact patientsUnstable injuriesCT resultsResonance imagingCost of MRICervical spine clearanceIncidence of patientsPermanent neurologic deficitsHealth benefitsNegative predictive valueProbabilistic sensitivity analysesInitial CT resultsCervical clearanceSpine clearanceNeurologic deficitsHard collarCord injuryPatient populationAlert patientsComputed tomographyPredictive valuePatientsLetter to the Editor. Biffl Scale for blunt traumatic cerebrovascular injury.
Wu X, Malhotra A. Letter to the Editor. Biffl Scale for blunt traumatic cerebrovascular injury. Journal Of Neurosurgery 2017, 127: 707-708. PMID: 28686115, DOI: 10.3171/2017.1.jns1754.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchLetter to the Editor. Blunt cerebrovascular injuries in severe TBI.
Wu X, Malhotra A. Letter to the Editor. Blunt cerebrovascular injuries in severe TBI. Journal Of Neurosurgery 2017, 127: 229-230. PMID: 28156252, DOI: 10.3171/2016.9.jns162283.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchScreening for pediatric blunt cerebrovascular injury
Wu X, Malhotra A. Screening for pediatric blunt cerebrovascular injury. Journal Of Trauma And Acute Care Surgery 2017, 82: 226-227. PMID: 27805989, DOI: 10.1097/ta.0000000000001271.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2016
The Use of High-Risk Criteria in Screening Patients for Blunt Cerebrovascular Injury A Survey
Wu X, Malhotra A, Forman HP, Nunez D, Sanelli P. The Use of High-Risk Criteria in Screening Patients for Blunt Cerebrovascular Injury A Survey. Academic Radiology 2016, 24: 456-461. PMID: 27979639, DOI: 10.1016/j.acra.2016.11.010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAttitude of Health PersonnelCerebral AngiographyCerebrovascular TraumaComputed Tomography AngiographyDatabases, FactualDelayed DiagnosisEmergency Service, HospitalHumansMagnetic Resonance AngiographyMass ScreeningRadiologistsRisk AssessmentRisk FactorsSurveys and QuestionnairesUnited StatesWounds, NonpenetratingConceptsBlunt cerebrovascular injuryRisk factorsEmergency departmentCT angiographyDenver criteriaMR angiographyC1-C3 fracturesUtilization of imagingCerebrovascular injuryBlunt injuryBlunt traumaScreening ratesAngiographic studiesLarge academic institutionVascular injuryScreening patientsPatientsPreferred modalityRoutine useInjurySubsequent strokeAngiographyScreening criteriaPhysiciansRadiologistsLetter to the Editor: Screening protocol for blunt cerebrovascular injury.
Wu X, Durand D, Kalra VB, Liu R, Malhotra A. Letter to the Editor: Screening protocol for blunt cerebrovascular injury. Journal Of Neurosurgery 2016, 126: 1366-1367. PMID: 27834598, DOI: 10.3171/2016.8.jns161942.Peer-Reviewed Original Research