Hlibczuk, V., Dattaro, J. A., J, Z., Falzon, L., & Brown, M. D. (2010, January). Diagnostic accuracy of noncontrast computed tomography for appendicitis in adults: A systematic review. Annals of Emergency Medicine, 55(1), 51-59. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.annemergmed.2009.06.509
Hopkins, C. L., Madsen, T., Foy, Z., Reina, M., & Barton, E. (2012, November). Dose limiting oral contrast decrease emergency department length of stay? Western Journal of Emergency Medicine, 8(5), 383-387. http://dx.doi.org/10.5811/westjem.2011.12.6748
Levenson, R. B., Camacho, M. A., Horn, E., Saghir, A., McGillicuddy, D., & Sanchez, L. D. (2012). Elimination routine oral contrast use for CT in the emergency department: Impact on patient throughput and diagnosis. Emergency Radiology, 19, 513-517. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10140-012-1059-7
Razavi, S. A., Johnson, J., Kassin, M. T., & Applegate, K. E. (2014). The impact of introducing a no oral contrast abdominopelvic CT examination (NOCAPE) pathway on radiology turnaround times, emergency department length of stay, and patient safety. Emergency Radiology, 21, 605-613. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10140-014-1240-2
Schuur, J. D., Chu, G., & Sucov, A. (2010). Effect of oral contrast for abdominal computed tomography on emergency department length of stay. Emergency Radiology, 17, 267-273. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10140-009-0847-1
See more of: Invited Posters