Systematic unenhanced CT for acute abdominal symptoms in the elderly patients improves both emergency department diagnosis and prompt clinical management.

Millet, Ingrid; Sebbane, Mustapha; Molinari, Nicolas; Pages-Bouic, Emma; Curros-Doyon, Fernanda; Riou, Bruno; Taourel, Patrice

Millet, Ingrid; Sebbane, Mustapha; Molinari, Nicolas; Pages-Bouic, Emma; Curros-Doyon, Fernanda; Riou, Bruno; Taourel, Patrice.

Affiliation

Millet I; Department of Medical Imaging, CHU Lapeyronie, 371 avenue Gaston Giraud, 34295, Montpellier Cedex 5, France. i-millet@chu-montpellier.fr.
Sebbane M; Department of Emergency Medicine, CHU Lapeyronie, Montpellier, France.
Molinari N; Department of Medical Information and Statistics, UMR 729 MISTEA, CHU Montpellier, France.
Pages-Bouic E; Department of Medical Imaging, CHU Lapeyronie, 371 avenue Gaston Giraud, 34295, Montpellier Cedex 5, France.
Curros-Doyon F; Department of Medical Imaging, CHU Lapeyronie, 371 avenue Gaston Giraud, 34295, Montpellier Cedex 5, France.
Riou B; Department of Emergency Medicine and Surgery, GH Pitié-Salpêtrière, APHP, Paris, France.
Taourel P; Department of Medical Imaging, CHU Lapeyronie, 371 avenue Gaston Giraud, 34295, Montpellier Cedex 5, France.

Eur Radiol ; 27(2): 868-877, 2017 Feb.

Article in En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-27271919

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Abdominal Pain/diagnostic imaging; Aortic Diseases/diagnostic imaging; Digestive System Diseases/diagnostic imaging; Kidney Diseases/diagnostic imaging; Tomography, X-Ray Computed/methods; Abdominal Pain/etiology; Acute Disease; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Aortic Diseases/complications; Appendicitis/complications; Appendicitis/diagnostic imaging; Biliary Tract Diseases/complications; Biliary Tract Diseases/diagnostic imaging; Clinical Decision-Making; Colitis/complications; Colitis/diagnostic imaging; Contrast Media; Digestive System Diseases/complications; Diverticulitis/complications; Diverticulitis/diagnostic imaging; Emergency Service, Hospital; Fecal Impaction/complications; Fecal Impaction/diagnostic imaging; Female; Humans; Intestinal Obstruction/complications; Intestinal Obstruction/diagnostic imaging; Intestinal Pseudo-Obstruction/complications; Intestinal Pseudo-Obstruction/diagnostic imaging; Kidney Diseases/complications; Male; Mesenteric Ischemia/complications; Mesenteric Ischemia/diagnostic imaging; Pancreatitis/complications; Pancreatitis/diagnostic imaging; Patient Discharge; Peptic Ulcer/complications; Peptic Ulcer/diagnostic imaging; Prospective Studies; Pyelonephritis/complications; Pyelonephritis/diagnostic imaging; Renal Colic/complications; Renal Colic/diagnostic imaging

Key words

Abdominal pain; CT; Diagnostic imaging; Elderly; Emergency medicine

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Full text: 1 Collection: 01-internacional Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Aortic Diseases / Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Abdominal Pain / Digestive System Diseases / Kidney Diseases Type of study: Diagnostic_studies / Etiology_studies / Observational_studies / Prognostic_studies / Risk_factors_studies Limits: Aged80 Language: En Journal: Eur Radiol Journal subject: RADIOLOGIA Year: 2017 Type: Article Affiliation country: France

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