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 Lubner

Published 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.

Keyphrases

abdominal pain
emergency department
spinal cord injury
contrast enhanced
computed tomography
image quality
dual energy
magnetic resonance
magnetic resonance imaging
positron emission tomography
primary care
general practice