Open AccessComputed Tomography Pulmonary Angiography Utilization in the Emergency Department During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Author(s) -
Kathryn Schulz,
Lu Mao,
Jeffrey P. Kanne
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
journal of thoracic imaging
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.836
H-Index - 57
eISSN - 1536-0237
pISSN - 0883-5993
DOI - 10.1097/rti.0000000000000649
Subject(s) - medicine , covid-19 , pandemic , computed tomography , radiology , emergency department , computed tomography angiography , coronavirus infections , pulmonary angiography , betacoronavirus , angiography , virology , pathology , infectious disease (medical specialty) , disease , psychiatry , outbreak
To determine if computed tomography pulmonary angiography (CTPA) ordering increased significantly during the COVID-19 pandemic in an emergency department (ED) setting; if positive findings for pulmonary embolism (PE) increased to the same degree; and whether COVID-positive patients have a higher incidence of PE than COVID-negative patients at ED presentation.