TY  - JOUR
T1  - VAriation in head computed tomography use for emergency department trauma patients and physician risk tolerance
AU  - Andruchow JE, MD, MSc, Raja AS, MD, MBA, MPH, Prevedello LM, MD, MPH, Zane RD, MD, Khorasani R, MD, MPH
Y1  - 2012/04/23
N1  - 10.1001/archinternmed.2011.2243
JO  - Archives of Internal Medicine
SP  - 660
EP  - 661
VL  - 172
IS  - 8
N2  - 
Physician risk intolerance and malpractice fear have been implicated as leading to defensive behaviors and increased use of health care resources.1 In the emergency department (ED), physician risk aversion has been associated with higher rates of testing and hospitalization for low-risk patients with chest pain,2- 3 greater use of diagnostic imaging for patients with abdominal pain,4 and an increased likelihood of performing head computed tomography (CT) in scenarios involving pediatric patients with minor head injury.5

SN  - 0003-9926
M3  - doi: 10.1001/archinternmed.2011.2243
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/archinternmed.2011.2243
ER  -