Access to primary care and computed tomography use in the emergency department.

M Fernanda BellolioShawna D BellewLindsey R SangaralinghamRonna L CampbellDaniel CabreraMolly M JefferyNilay D ShahErik P Hess

Published in: BMC health services research (2018)

The overall rate of CT utilization in the ED increased over the past 10 years. CT utilization was significantly higher among patients without a PCP. Increased availability of primary care, particularly for follow-up from the ED, could reduce CT utilization and therefore decrease costs, ED lengths of stay, and radiation exposure.

Keyphrases

emergency department
computed tomography
primary care
dual energy
image quality
contrast enhanced
positron emission tomography
magnetic resonance imaging
magnetic resonance
pet ct