2012
Ordering of CT by emergency department provider type: analysis of a nationally representative sample.
Lee CI, Ponce NA, Ettner SL, Kahn KL, Bassett LW, Forman HP. Ordering of CT by emergency department provider type: analysis of a nationally representative sample. American Journal Of Roentgenology 2012, 199: 1054-9. PMID: 23096179, DOI: 10.2214/ajr.11.8303.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEmergency department visitsNonphysician health care providersHealth care providersU.S. emergency departmentsDepartment visitsCare providersCT studiesNonphysician providersCT utilizationEmergency departmentPatient visitsMultivariate logistic regressionPatient-level variablesProvider typeProvider groupsLogistic regressionDescriptive trend analysisVisitsCTPhysiciansSignificant differencesRepresentative sampleProvidersSame periodTotal number
2010
National Trends in CT Use in the Emergency Department: 1995–20071
Larson DB, Johnson LW, Schnell BM, Salisbury SR, Forman HP. National Trends in CT Use in the Emergency Department: 1995–20071. Radiology 2010, 258: 164-73. PMID: 21115875, DOI: 10.1148/radiol.10100640.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsComputed tomographyCT useEmergency departmentChest painED visitsChief complaintNational Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care SurveyAmbulatory Medical Care SurveyUse of CTTop chief complaintsInstitutional review board approvalPercentage of visitsReview board approvalAbdominal painOlder patientsWhite patientsCare SurveyHospital characteristicsPatient visitsCT examinationsBoard approvalPatientsRao-ScottPainMultiple patients