CT imaging history for patients presenting to the ED with renal colic--evidence from a multi-hospital database

CT imaging history for patients presenting to the ED with renal colic--evidence from a multi-hospital database

Abstract Background Patients with renal colic have a 7% chance of annual recurrence. Previous studies evaluating cumulative Abbreviations: computed tomography (CT) exposure for renal colic patients were typically from single centers. Methods This was an observational cohort study. Inner-city ED pati...

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Main Authors: Emily Schmid, Kimberly Leeson, K. Tom Xu, Peter Richman, Crystal Nwosu, Lynn Carrasco
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-03-01
Series:BMC Emergency Medicine
Subjects:
Renal colic
Repeat imaging
CT scan
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12873-019-0232-7

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