Effect of oral contrast for abdominal computed tomography on emergency department length of stay

Emergency Radiology

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 267-273

  Schuur, Jeremiah D ^a,b   Chu, Grant ^b   Sucov, Andrew ^b,c  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c RHODE ISLAND HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Contrast media; Hospital emergency service; Length of stay; X ray computed tomography

Indexed keywords

CONTRAST MEDIUM;

ABDOMINAL RADIOTHERAPY; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PELVIS RADIOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; ABDOMINAL PAIN; DIAGNOSTIC USE; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; MIDDLE AGED; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; RADIOGRAPHY; STATISTICAL MODEL;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ADULT; CONTRAST MEDIA; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 77955712102     PISSN: 10703004     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10140-009-0847-1     Document Type: Article

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