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Advanced diagnostic imaging utilization during emergency department visits in the United States: A predictive modeling study for emergency department triage

BACKGROUND: Emergency department (ED) crowding is associated with negative health outcomes, patient dissatisfaction, and longer length of stay (LOS). The addition of advanced diagnostic imaging (ADI), namely CT, ultrasound (U/S), and MRI to ED encounter work up is a predictor of longer length of sta...

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Autores principales: Zhang, Xingyu, Kim, Joyce, Patzer, Rachel E., Pitts, Stephen R., Chokshi, Falgun H., Schrager, Justin D.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6456195/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30964899
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0214905