Economic Outcome of Cardiac CT-Based Evaluation and Standard of Care for Suspected Acute Coronary Syndrome in the Emergency Department. A Decision Analytic Model

Academic Radiology

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 265-273

  Branch, Kelley R ^a   Bresnahan, Brian W ^a   Veenstra, David L ^b   Shuman, William P ^a   Weintraub, William S ^c   Busey, Janet M ^a   Elliott, Daniel J ^c   Mitsumori, Lee M ^a   Strote, Jared ^a   Jobe, Kathleen ^a   Dubinsky, Ted ^a   Caldwell, James H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^c CHRISTIANA CARE HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

Acute coronary syndrome; Computed tomography; Cost benefit analysis; Emergency department

Indexed keywords

ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME; ADULT; ARTICLE; CARDIAC COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; EMERGENCY WARD; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOCARDIOGRAPHY; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME; ADULT; AGED; DECISION SUPPORT TECHNIQUES; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, ECONOMIC; PREVALENCE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; STANDARD OF CARE; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; WASHINGTON;

EID: 84856601427     PISSN: 10766332     EISSN: 18784046     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.acra.2011.10.029     Document Type: Article

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