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

ABSTRACT:

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 stay. Earlier and improved prediction of patients' need for advanced imaging may improve overall ED efficiency. The aim of the study was to detect the association between ADI utilization and the structured and unstructured information immediately available during ED triage, and to develop and validate models to predict utilization of ADI during an ED encounter.

Methods

We used the United States National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey data from 2009 to 2014 to examine which so

SUBMITTER: Zhang X 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6456195 | biostudies-literature | 2019

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature