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This research aims to evaluate the frequency and implications of CT scans among Crohn's disease patients in emergency settings.

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Frequency of computed tomography scans in Crohn's disease patients in the emergency department.

HGHannah W. F. Goodrich FSFirrah Saeed NDNeal D. Dharmadhikari

Key Points

This research aims to evaluate the frequency and implications of CT scans among Crohn's disease patients in emergency settings.
Analyzed the frequency of CT scans in Crohn's patients visiting the emergency department.
Assessed factors predicting urgent findings on CT scans.
Identified barriers to healthcare contributing to multiple CT scans.
Higher radiation exposure noted in Crohn's patients compared to the general population.
A significant percentage of patients presented with urgent findings on CT scans.
Certain demographics faced barriers to healthcare resulting in multiple CT scans.

Abstract

Radiation exposure in Crohn's patients is higher than that of the general population, owing to multiple CT scans often performed acutely in the ED. Factors we assessed could not reliably predict urgent findings on CT and a significant percentage of patients had urgent findings. However, we identified a group with multiple CTs associated with barriers to healthcare.

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Goodrich et al. (Sat,) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6980ff08c1c9540dea811bbe https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1093/ibd/izag008

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