Factors Influencing Temporal Trends in Pediatric Inpatient Imaging Utilization

Concern exists over exponential growth in cardiac imaging in adults, but there is paucity of such data for cardiac imaging trends in pediatric patients. The aims of this study were to determine temporal trends in the use of noninvasive cardiac imaging and compare these with trends in the use of noncardiac imaging and to identify factors influencing those trends using the Pediatric Health Information Service database.
Source: Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography - Category: Cardiology Authors: Source Type: research