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Trends in Computed Tomography Utilization and Association with Hospital Outcomes in a Chinese Emergency Department

BACKGROUND: Excessive use of computed tomography (CT) in emergency departments (EDs) has become a concern due to its expense and the potential risks associated with radiation exposure. Although studies have shown a steady increase in the number of CT scans requested by ED physicians in developed cou...

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Autores principales: Zhou, Jian-Cang, Zheng, San-Wei, Yu, Yun-Xian, Rouleau, Keith, Jiang, Wei-Liang, Jin, Chong-Wu, Zhou, Dao-Yang, Pan, Kong-Han, Yu, Yun-Song
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2012
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3395702/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22808154
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0040403