Reducing Postoperative CT Imaging for Children With Complicated Appendicitis: A Pediatric Surgical Quality Collaborative Quality Improvement Project
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Peter Juviler, Alicia C. Greene, Terry Fisher, Afif N. Kulaylat, John Chandler, Fabienne Gray, Cindy Gingalewski, Catherine Ehster, Mary Bolhuis, Elisa Garcia, Maryam Broussard, Kevin P. Lally, Tamar Levene, Derek Wakeman
Topic overview
Despite widespread initiatives to reduce ionizing radiation for appendicitis diagnosis, computed tomography (CT) scanning postoperatively remains common. The Pediatric Surgery Quality Collaborative (PSQC) aimed to identify differences between children's hospitals with high and low postoperative CT usage for complicated appendicitis.
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