The influence of education on appropriateness rates for CT pulmonary angiography in emergency department patients

Academic Radiology

Volumn 20, Issue 9, 2013, Pages 1107-1114

  Kanaan, Yassine ^a   Knoepp, Ursula D ^b   Kelly, Aine M ^b  

^a TEXAS SCOTTISH RITE HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN HOSPITALS   (United States)

Author keywords

Appropriateness; Computed tomography; Deep venous thrombosis; Educational intervention; Pulmonary embolism; Venous thromboembolism

Indexed keywords

D DIMER;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC ANGIOGRAPHY; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; INSTITUTIONAL REVIEW; LUNG ANGIOGRAPHY; LUNG EMBOLISM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL STUDENT; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOLOGY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; THORAX PAIN; VENOUS THROMBOEMBOLISM;

APPROPRIATENESS; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; DEEP VENOUS THROMBOSIS; EDUCATIONAL INTERVENTION; PULMONARY EMBOLISM; VENOUS THROMBOEMBOLISM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANGIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; PULMONARY EMBOLISM; RADIOLOGY; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; UNNECESSARY PROCEDURES; UTILIZATION REVIEW; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84881322850     PISSN: 10766332     EISSN: 18784046     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.acra.2013.05.005     Document Type: Article

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