Trends in the use of diagnostic imaging in patients hospitalized with acute pulmonary embolism

Paul D Stein; Fadi Kayali; Ronald E Olson

doi:10.1016/j.amjcard.2004.02.022

Trends in the use of diagnostic imaging in patients hospitalized with acute pulmonary embolism

Am J Cardiol. 2004 May 15;93(10):1316-7. doi: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2004.02.022.

Authors

Paul D Stein¹, Fadi Kayali, Ronald E Olson

Affiliation

¹ St. Joseph Mercy-Oakland Hospital, 44555 Woodward Avenue, Suirte 107, Pontiac, MI 48341-2985, USA. steinp@trinity-health.org

PMID: 15135716
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2004.02.022

Abstract

From 1979 to 2001, the proportion of imaging tests by computed tomography (CT), ventilation perfusion (VQ) lung scan, pulmonary angiography, and venous ultrasound was assessed in patients with pulmonary embolism (PE) from the National Hospital Discharge Survey. By 2001, there was a higher proportion of imaging tests with CT than VQ scans (36% vs 32%). Even so, in the United States, a large proportion of patients continued to have VQ scans.

MeSH terms

Angiography / statistics & numerical data
Diagnosis-Related Groups / statistics & numerical data
Diagnostic Imaging / statistics & numerical data
Diagnostic Imaging / trends*
Hospitalization / statistics & numerical data
Humans
Pulmonary Embolism / diagnosis*
Pulmonary Embolism / diagnostic imaging
Respiratory Function Tests / statistics & numerical data
Tomography, X-Ray Computed / statistics & numerical data
Ultrasonography / statistics & numerical data
United States