Localizing Acute Lower Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage: CT Angiography Versus Tagged RBC Scintigraphy.
Feuerstein J, Ketwaroo G, Tewani S, Cheesman A, Trivella J, Raptopoulos V, Leffler D. Localizing Acute Lower Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage: CT Angiography Versus Tagged RBC Scintigraphy. American Journal Of Roentgenology 2016, 207: 578-84. PMID: 27303989, DOI: 10.2214/ajr.15.15714.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAcute DiseaseAgedAged, 80 and overComputed Tomography AngiographyContrast MediaErythrocytesFemaleGastrointestinal HemorrhageHumansIohexolMaleRadionuclide ImagingRetrospective StudiesConceptsAcute lower gastrointestinal bleedingLower gastrointestinal bleedingLower gastrointestinal hemorrhageCT angiographyRBC scintigraphyScintigraphic scansGastrointestinal bleedingGastrointestinal hemorrhageActive lower gastrointestinal bleedingAcute lower gastrointestinal hemorrhageUtility of CTAAcute kidney injuryBlood transfusion requirementsTertiary care hospitalAverage hospital lengthSite of bleedingActive gastrointestinal bleedingActive bleedingHospital lengthHospital mortalityKidney injuryTransfusion requirementsCare hospitalRetrospective reviewScintigraphic examination