Computed tomography utilization rates after the placement of a scanner in an emergency department: a single-center experience
| Autor: | David Newman, B. Godbout, D. Wiener, Kaushal Shah, Leily Naraghi, Jonathan Kirschner, Jarone Lee, Daniel Runde |
|---|---|
| Rok vydání: | 2014 |
| Předmět: |
Male
Radiography Abdominal medicine.medical_specialty Scanner Radiography Computed tomography Single Center Chart review medicine Electronic Health Records Humans Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging medicine.diagnostic_test business.industry Emergency department Middle Aged medicine.anatomical_structure Emergency Medicine Regression Analysis Abdomen Female Radiology Emergency Service Hospital business Nuclear medicine Head Utilization rate Neck Tomography Emission-Computed |
| Zdroj: | Emergency Radiology. 21:473-478 |
| ISSN: | 1438-1435 1070-3004 |
| DOI: | 10.1007/s10140-014-1217-1 |
| Popis: | The convenience of a computed tomography (CT) scanner in the emergency department (ED) may impact utilization rates. Our primary aim was to determine the rate of utilization before and after the placement of an ED CT scanner. Secondary aims were to determine the rate of utilization by anatomic region and during a 5-month period when the ED scanner was unavailable. We performed an electronic chart review of our ED with an annual census of 70,000 patients. We identified all patients over the age of 21 who had a CT scan performed from January 2008 to October 2010. Predetermined data elements were extracted by trained, hypothesis-blinded abstractors. Comparisons overall and within scan subtype were performed using seasonal matching. We found a CT utilization rate of 114 per 1,000 patient visits before and 139 per 1,000 patient visits after the placement of a CT scanner in the ED (p |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
| Externí odkaz: |
|
Full text from SpringerLink