Journal article
Effect of COVID-19 on computed tomography usage and critical test results in the emergency department: an observational study
Abstract
BACKGROUND: The effect of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic on new or unexpected radiologic findings in the emergency department (ED) is unclear. The aim of this study was to determine the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on the number of computed tomography (CT) critical test results in the ED.
METHODS: We performed a retrospective observational study of ED CT usage at 4 Ontario hospitals (1 urban academic, 1 northern academic, 1 …
Authors
Agarwal M; Udare A; Patlas M; Ramonas M; Alaref AA; Rozenberg R; Ly DL; Golev DS; Mascola K; van der Pol CB
Journal
CMAJ Open, Vol. 8, No. 3, pp. e568–e576
Publisher
Joule
Publication Date
July 2020
DOI
10.9778/cmajo.20200148
ISSN
2291-0026