Effect of computed tomography scanner location on time-to-computed tomography in the emergency department: A before and after study.
Cara J CabilanRobert M EleyAndrew N StaibBen RowneyPhillip KayPublished in: Emergency medicine Australasia : EMA (2021)
Although rapid, proximate access to CT scanning is often considered desirable in terms of the management of trauma and other time-critical emergencies, the wider time and resource implications demonstrated in this study suggest a potential broader benefit to co-located CT scanning in ED. Our experience could be considered in future re-design of EDs.