Trends in computed tomography aortography and acute aortic syndrome in an emergency department within Aotearoa New Zealand.
Steve W F R WaqanivavalagiSameer BhatFranco SchrevePaget MilsomColleen J BerginPeter G JonesPublished in: Emergency medicine Australasia : EMA (2022)
Thoracic CTA use for investigating suspected AAS in our ED has recently increased. However, the annual incidence of AAS did not increase over the same period, but was higher than reported in overseas institutions.
Keyphrases
- emergency department
- computed tomography
- aortic dissection
- liver failure
- positron emission tomography
- respiratory failure
- aortic valve
- risk factors
- spinal cord
- pulmonary embolism
- left ventricular
- magnetic resonance imaging
- drug induced
- case report
- pulmonary artery
- hepatitis b virus
- heart failure
- intensive care unit
- adverse drug
- magnetic resonance
- pulmonary hypertension