Overuse of plain abdominal radiography in emergency departments: a retrospective cohort study

Bertin, Christophe L; Ponthus, Simon; Vivekanantham, Hari; Poletti, Pierre-Alexandre Alois; Kherad, Omar; Rutschmann, Olivier Thierry

doi:10.1186/s12913-019-3870-2

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Overuse of plain abdominal radiography in emergency departments: a retrospective cohort study

ContributorsBertin, Christophe L; Ponthus, Simon; Vivekanantham, Hari; Poletti, Pierre-Alexandre Alois; Kherad, Omar; Rutschmann, Olivier Thierry

Published inBMC Health Services Research, vol. 19, no. 1, 36

Publication date2019

Abstract

Plain abdominal radiography (PAR) is routinely performed in emergency departments (EDs). This study aimed to (1) identify the indications for PAR in EDs and compare them against international guidelines, (2) uncover predictors of non-compliance with guidelines, and (3) describe the use of additional radiological examinations in EDs.

Keywords

Adult
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Emergency Service, Hospital/statistics & numerical data
Equipment and Supplies Utilization
Female
Guideline Adherence/statistics & numerical data
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Practice Guidelines as Topic
Radiography, Abdominal/statistics & numerical data
Retrospective Studies
Switzerland
Unnecessary Procedures/statistics & numerical data

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Research group

Radiologie des urgences (800)

Citation (ISO format)

BERTIN, Christophe L et al. Overuse of plain abdominal radiography in emergency departments: a retrospective cohort study. In: BMC Health Services Research, 2019, vol. 19, n° 1, p. 36. doi: 10.1186/s12913-019-3870-2

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PID : unige:145653
DOI : 10.1186/s12913-019-3870-2
PMID : 30642302

Commercial URLhttp://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmc6332516/

ISSN of the journal1472-6963

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