Computed tomography utilization rates after the placement of a scanner in an emergency department: A single-center experience

Emergency Radiology

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 473-478

  Runde, Daniel ^a   Shah, Kaushal ^b   Naraghi, Leily ^c   Godbout, Brandon ^d   Kirschner, Jonathan ^e   Newman, David ^b   Wiener, Dan ^b   Lee, Jarone ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^d LENOX HILL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^e INDIANA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Computed tomography; Emergency department; Utilization

Indexed keywords

CONTRAST MEDIUM;

ABDOMEN; ADULT; ARTICLE; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY SCANNER; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; COMPUTERIZED PROVIDER ORDER ENTRY; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; EMERGENCY PHYSICIAN; EMERGENCY WARD; FACIAL BONE; FEMALE; HEAD; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PELVIS; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; THORAX; ABDOMINAL RADIOGRAPHY; COMPUTER ASSISTED EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; MIDDLE AGED; NECK; RADIOGRAPHY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; UTILIZATION;

ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORDS; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HEAD; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NECK; RADIOGRAPHY, ABDOMINAL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; TOMOGRAPHY, EMISSION-COMPUTED;

EID: 84907256229     PISSN: 10703004     EISSN: 14381435     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10140-014-1217-1     Document Type: Article

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