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Overuse of plain abdominal radiography in emergency departments: a retrospective cohort study
BACKGROUND: Plain abdominal radiography (PAR) is routinely performed in emergency departments (EDs). This study aimed to (1) identify the indications for PAR in EDs and compare them against international guidelines, (2) uncover predictors of non-compliance with guidelines, and (3) describe the use o...
Autores principales: | Bertin, Christophe L., Ponthus, Simon, Vivekanantham, Hari, Poletti, Pierre-Alexandre, Kherad, Omar, Rutschmann, Olivier T. |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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BioMed Central
2019
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6332516/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30642302 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12913-019-3870-2 |
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