Appropriateness of Emergency CT Utilization During the Initial Peak of the COVID-19 Pandemic

The appearance of the novel coronavirus known as severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 at the end of 2019, and the subsequent coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, which gripped most of the world by March 2020, required massive adaptations in the health care delivery system in the United States. During the initial peak of the COVID-19 crisis in the United States, from late March through the end of May 2020, there was nationwide concern about maintaining adequate hospital resource capacity, including conserving supplies of needed personal protective equipment and maintaining access to needed services, including CT scanning.
Source: Journal of the American College of Radiology : JACR - Category: Radiology Authors: Tags: Case Studies in Health Services Research and Policy Source Type: research