Diagnostic Imaging Utilization in the Emergency Department: Recent Trends in Volume and Radiology Work Relative Value Units

N Poyiadji, N Beauchamp III, DT Myers, S Krupp… - Journal of the American …, 2023 - Elsevier
Purpose The aim of this study was to quantify and characterize the recent trend in
emergency department (ED) imaging volumes and radiology work relative value units …

[HTML][HTML] Hospital occupancy and its Effect on Emergency Department evaluation

SC Chou, YSC Chang, PC Chen, JD Schuur… - Annals of emergency …, 2022 - Elsevier
Study objective To examine whether hospital occupancy was associated with increased
testing and treatment during emergency department (ED) evaluations, resulting in reduced …

Emergency department diagnosis and management of constipation in the United States, 2006–2017

AZ Zhou, D Lorenz, NJ Simon, TA Florin - The American Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
Background Constipation is a common diagnosis in adults and children. Emergency
department (ED) visits for constipation increased from 1980 to 2010. Since then, efforts have …

Feasibility analysis of high pitch cervical spine CT in uncooperative patients with acute cervical spine trauma: An initial experience

J Cao, N Xie, P Qian, M Hu, J Tu - Medicine, 2022 - journals.lww.com
Cervical computed tomography (CT) often suffers from examination failure in uncooperative
patients with acute cervical spinal trauma. Therefore, this study aimed to evaluate the …

Measurement of psoas muscle size using existing computed tomography to predict patient outcomes in emergency departments

SJ Bae, SH Lee, SJ Yun, K Kim - Signa Vitae, 2022 - scholarworks.bwise.kr
Sarcopenia is a major physical factor of frailty and can be predicted by existing patient
computed tomography (CT) scans. The objective of this study was to investigate the …

[PDF][PDF] Total wRVU/ED Encounter and Total ED Encounters

H EDE, HFH EDE - michigan-rad.org
Purpose: Diagnostic imaging plays a critical role in the management of patients in the
emergency department. As emergency departments continue to see a rise in patient visits …