Nov 21, 2015

Acute Abdomen in the Emergency Department: Is CT a Time-Limiting Factor?

AJR. American journal of roentgenology
David Chenhan Wang, Craig R Parry, Michael Feldman, George Tomlinson, Josée Sarrazin, Phyllis Glanc
CONCLUSION: To our knowledge, this study is the first to quantify the contribution of CT-related workflow time intervals within the context of ED LOS. We have shown that patients do not have identical ED transit pathways, and this may under- or overestimate time interval calculations. These results show the importance of site-specific ED LOS timeline analysis to identify potential targets for quality improvement and serve as baseline targets for measuring future quality improvement initiatives.