Appropriateness of CT scans for patients with non-traumatic acute abdominal pain.
Kirsten J de BurletMatthew MacKayPeter LarsenElizabeth R DennettPublished in: The British journal of radiology (2018)
These data suggest that a large proportion of CT scans for patients with acute abdominal pain are not clinically indicated or are being performed prior to adequate clinical work-up. Optimising CT scan requests for this patient group will improve use of healthcare resources. Advances in knowledge: Both radiologists and general surgeons agree that there is no indication for an abdominal CT scan for a patient presenting with acute abdominal pain in a median of 21% of the cases.
Keyphrases
- abdominal pain
- dual energy
- computed tomography
- contrast enhanced
- image quality
- healthcare
- positron emission tomography
- liver failure
- case report
- magnetic resonance imaging
- spinal cord injury
- respiratory failure
- magnetic resonance
- artificial intelligence
- drug induced
- quality improvement
- intensive care unit
- data analysis