Ordering CT pulmonary angiography to exclude pulmonary embolism: defense versus evidence in the emergency room

BORIS DOI
Publisher DOI
PubMed ID
22584801
Description
To identify reasons for ordering computed tomography pulmonary angiography (CTPA), to identify the frequency of reasons for CTPA reflecting defensive behavior and evidence-based behavior, and to identify the impact of defensive medicine and of training about diagnosing pulmonary embolism (PE) on positive results of CTPA.
Date of Publication
2012
Publication Type
Article
Language(s)
en
Contributor(s)
Buatsi, Janet
Szucs-Farkas, Zsolt
Kleim, Birgit
Stoupis, Christoforos
Additional Credits
Universitäres Notfallzentrum
Series
Intensive care medicine
Publisher
Springer-Verlag
ISSN
0342-4642
Access(Rights)
open.access
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