Positive oral contrast material for CT evaluation of non-traumatic abdominal pain in the ED: prospective assessment of diagnostic confidence and throughput metrics.
Benjamin L TricheArvind AnnamalaiB Dustin PoolerJoshua M GlazerJacob D ZadraCiara J Barclay-BuchananDaniel J HekmanLu MaoPerry J PickhardtMeghan G LubnerPublished in: Abdominal radiology (New York) (2022)
Limiting use of POCM in the ED for non-traumatic abdominal pain improved ED throughput but impaired diagnostic confidence, particularly in trainees; however, it did not significantly impact diagnostic rates nor proportion of repeat CT exams.