Utility of multiple rule out CT screening of high-risk atraumatic patients in an emergency department —a feasibility study

ConclusionScreening with a multi-rule out CT scan of high-risk patients in an ED is feasible and result in discovery of clinically unrecognized diagnoses and malignant tumors, but at the cost of radiation exposure and downstream examinations. The clinical impact of these findings should be evaluated in a larger randomized cohort.

http://link.springer.com/10.1007/s10140-018-1584-0

Source: Emergency Radiology - February 17, 2018 Category: Emergency Medicine Source Type: research