Cauda Equina Syndrome (CES) - Audit on a Tertiary UK Hospital

Published: 28 August 2024| Version 2 | DOI: 10.17632/473fn2stfv.2
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David Mafullul

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Retrospective data on patients with suspected cauda equina syndrome (CES) referred to a tertiary UK hospital via a regional suspected CES e-referral pathway.

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Data from all cases of confirmed CES referred to a single tertiary UK hospital between August 2017 to December 2019, via a suspected CES e-referral pathway, were obtained retrospectively. Referral adequacy was defined by the inclusion of sufficient information to determine the presence or absence of several NICE ‘red flags’.

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University of Cambridge

Categories

Neurosurgery, Surgery for Spinal Injury

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