Reducing Computed Tomography Scan Utilization for Pediatric Minor Head Injury in the Emergency Department: A Quality Improvement Initiative.

Rajan AroraEmily N WhiteDeborah NiedbalaYagnaram RavichandranUsha SethuramanNancy RadovicKristin WatsonMichele Nypaver

Published in: Academic emergency medicine : official journal of the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine (2020)

Our multifaceted quality improvement initiative was both safe and effective in reducing our CT utilization rates in children with intermediate-risk MHI.

Keyphrases

quality improvement
computed tomography
emergency department
dual energy
positron emission tomography
patient safety
image quality
contrast enhanced
magnetic resonance imaging
young adults
optic nerve
adverse drug
breast cancer risk