Now you see me: a pragmatic cohort study comparing first and final radiological diagnoses in the emergency department.
Björn MattssonDavid ErtmanAristomenis Konstantinos ExadaktylosLuca MartinolliWolf E HautzPublished in: BMJ open (2018)
Discrepancies between radiological diagnoses in the ED are frequent and readily available clinical factors predict their likelihood. Emergency physicians should reconsider their discharge diagnosis especially in older patients undergoing CT scans of more than one anatomic region.
Keyphrases
- emergency department
- patients undergoing
- computed tomography
- dual energy
- contrast enhanced
- primary care
- image quality
- physical activity
- public health
- community dwelling
- middle aged
- positron emission tomography
- magnetic resonance imaging
- study protocol
- healthcare
- clinical trial
- randomized controlled trial
- adverse drug
- electronic health record