Association between advanced image ordered in the emergency department on subsequent imaging for abdominal pain patients.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Abdominal pain is associated with high rates of emergency department (ED) imaging utilization and revisits. While imaging often improves diagnosis, a better understanding is needed on when the decision to image is justified and how it influences subsequent resource utilization and outcomes for patients in the ED presenting with abdominal pain. We evaluated the association between advanced ED imaging on subsequent outpatient imaging and on revisits among abdominal pain patients discharged from the ED.

Methods

A retrospective, observational study was conducted using electronic health record data from an academic ED in the U.S. Midwest. A sample of Medicare patients with a chief complaint of abdominal pain from January 2013 to December 2016 following ED evaluation we

SUBMITTER: Odeh Couvertier V 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9502755 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature