Variation in Use of Head Computed Tomography by Emergency Physicians

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Variation in Use of Head Computed Tomography by Emergency Physicians Luciano M. Prevedello, MD, Ali S. Raja, MD, MBA, MPH, Richard D. Zane, MD, Aaron Sodickson, MD, PhD, Stuart Lipsitz, ScD, Louise Schneider, MD, Richard Hanson, Srinivasan Mukundan, PhD, MD, Ramin Khorasani, MD, MPH The American Journal of Medicine Volume 125, Issue 4, Pages 356-364 (April 2012) DOI: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2011.06.023 Copyright © 2012 Elsevier Inc. Terms and Conditions

Figure 1 Crude head CT ordering rates by physician in relation to 5 different clinical scenarios. Error bars indicate 1 standard error from the mean. The American Journal of Medicine 2012 125, 356-364DOI: (10.1016/j.amjmed.2011.06.023) Copyright © 2012 Elsevier Inc. Terms and Conditions

Figure 2 Crude and adjusted overall head CT ordering rates by physician. The American Journal of Medicine 2012 125, 356-364DOI: (10.1016/j.amjmed.2011.06.023) Copyright © 2012 Elsevier Inc. Terms and Conditions

Figure 3 Crude and adjusted head CT ordering rates by physician in patients with atraumatic headache. The American Journal of Medicine 2012 125, 356-364DOI: (10.1016/j.amjmed.2011.06.023) Copyright © 2012 Elsevier Inc. Terms and Conditions