Background: Radiograph use contributes to low-value care for children in emergency
departments (EDs), but little is known about systemic factors associated with their use. This …

Objectives: The objective of this study was to investigate whether different staffing models
are associated with variation in radiograph use for children seen for bronchiolitis, croup, and …

Importance Diagnostic imaging overuse in children evaluated in emergency departments
(EDs) is a potential target for reducing low-value care. Variation in practice patterns across …

Low-value radiographic imaging apparently less employed in Canada vs US emergency
departments Page 1 Current Best Evidence EDITOR’S NOTE: Studies for this column are …

Objective The use of abdominal radiographs contributes to increased healthcare costs,
radiation exposure, and potentially to misdiagnoses. We evaluated the association between …

OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to determine the overall trend of computed
tomography (CT) utilization in the pediatric emergency department (PED) from 2003 to 2010 …

Methods Retrospective, cross-sectional study of patients aged 0 to 18 years with an AR who
visited the PED between 2017 and 2019. Diagnostic yield was analyzed with sensitivity …

Background More than half of children evaluated as outpatients for abdominal pain are
diagnosed with constipation. X-ray use in this scenario is variable: less than 5% in clinic …

Objective To determine the frequency of abdominal radiographs obtained in healthy children
aged 6 months to 18 years to diagnose constipation in a pediatric emergency department …

Objective To decrease the percentage of patients undergoing an abdominal radiograph for
evaluation of constipation within 24 hours of their initial gastroenterology visit. Study design …