Quality assurance for non-contrast CT of the abdomen and pelvis during a period of supply chain disruption leading to iodinated contrast shortage in the emergency department setting.
Luis Fernando Calimano-RamirezMauricio HernandezAnmol SinghKazim Ziya GumusWanda MarforiMayur K VirarkarChandana LallDheeraj Reddy GopireddyPublished in: Journal of clinical imaging science (2023)
Rate of missed acute diagnoses using non-contrast CT for patients presenting to the ED with acute abdominal complaints or related trauma has been low during the recent shortage, but further investigation would be needed to verify and quantify the implications of not routinely giving oral or intravenous contrast in the ED.
Keyphrases
- emergency department
- contrast enhanced
- magnetic resonance
- liver failure
- end stage renal disease
- computed tomography
- magnetic resonance imaging
- respiratory failure
- image quality
- drug induced
- newly diagnosed
- chronic kidney disease
- ejection fraction
- peritoneal dialysis
- prognostic factors
- positron emission tomography
- high dose
- hepatitis b virus
- low dose
- patient reported outcomes
- extracorporeal membrane oxygenation
- pet ct
- mechanical ventilation