Effect of prehospital cervical spine immobilization on mortality and neurological outcome in trauma patients: an observational cohort study with propensity score matching based on the trauma registry of the German trauma society (TraumaRegister DGU®).

Häske D, Hossfeld B, Lefering R, Schweigkofler U, Stock JP, Uzun DD, Wölfl C, Bieler D, Committee on Emergency Medicine, Intensive Care and Trauma Management (Sektion NIS)of the German Trauma Society (DGU)

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DOI: 10.1186/s13017-026-00731-w
Published: 2026 Sep 22
Container: World journal of emergency surgery : WJES
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@article{allodium:10.1186/s13017-026-00731-w,
  title = {Effect of prehospital cervical spine immobilization on mortality and neurological outcome in trauma patients: an observational cohort study with propensity score matching based on the trauma registry of the German trauma society (TraumaRegister DGU®).},
  author = {Häske D and Hossfeld B and Lefering R and Schweigkofler U and Stock JP and Uzun DD and Wölfl C and Bieler D and Committee on Emergency Medicine, Intensive Care and Trauma Management (Sektion NIS)of the German Trauma Society (DGU)},
  year = {2026},
  journal = {World journal of emergency surgery : WJES},
  doi = {10.1186/s13017-026-00731-w},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1186/s13017-026-00731-w}
}

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TY  - JOUR
TI  - Effect of prehospital cervical spine immobilization on mortality and neurological outcome in trauma patients: an observational cohort study with propensity score matching based on the trauma registry of the German trauma society (TraumaRegister DGU®).
AU  - Häske D
AU  - Hossfeld B
AU  - Lefering R
AU  - Schweigkofler U
AU  - Stock JP
AU  - Uzun DD
AU  - Wölfl C
AU  - Bieler D
AU  - Committee on Emergency Medicine, Intensive Care and Trauma Management (Sektion NIS)of the German Trauma Society (DGU)
PY  - 2026
JO  - World journal of emergency surgery : WJES
DO  - 10.1186/s13017-026-00731-w
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D, H., B, H., R, L., U, S., JP, S., DD, U., C, W., D, B., & (DGU), C. O. E. M. I. C. A. T. M. (. N. T. G. T. S. (2026). Effect of prehospital cervical spine immobilization on mortality and neurological outcome in trauma patients: an observational cohort study with propensity score matching based on the trauma registry of the German trauma society (TraumaRegister DGU®).. World journal of emergency surgery : WJES. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13017-026-00731-w

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