2021 ASM / R-0430
Are we choosing wisely? An audit of the appropriateness of CT head requests in trauma in a regional ED
Keywords:
Emergency, CT, Audit and standards, Decision analysis, Outcomes analysis, Acute, Trauma
Authors:
Z. Vajuhudeen; Mackay, QLD/AU
DOI:
10.26044/ranzcr2021/R-0430
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