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The Pattern of CT Scan Use in the Diagnosis of Abdominal Pain in Children Presenting to the Emergency Department of a Tertiary Community Hospital

Background and objective Pediatric populations are highly sensitive to ionizing radiations and, therefore, are more at risk of their harmful outcomes. Our study aimed to determine the percentage of children who underwent a CT scan after presenting to the ED with abdominal pain. The secondary aim was...

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Autores principales: Khan, Hamza H, Subedi, Shova, Kumar, Sanjay, Lyons, Hernando
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8631058/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34873505
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.19162