From: Overuse of plain abdominal radiography in emergency departments: a retrospective cohort study
Characteristic | Total N = 1997 |
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Age | |
- mean (SD) | 59.7 (22.2) |
- median (IQR) | 59 (41–80) |
- > 65 years, n (%) | 862 (43.1%) |
- > 85 years, n (%) | 314 (15.7%) |
Male/female ratio (%) | 46.9%/53.1% |
Acuity level according to the SETS | |
- 1 | 3.5% |
- 2 | 29.5% |
- 3 | 65.0% |
- 4 | 2.0% |
Reasons for consultation | |
- Abdominal pain | 45.2% |
- Constipation | 6.3% |
- Vomiting/diarrhoea | 5.6% |
- Gastrointestinal bleeding | 2.5% |
- Foreign body ingestion | 1.5% |
- Renal compartment pain | 8.4% |
- Urological disorder | 2.8% |
- Acute confusion | 1.5% |
- Neurological disorder | 3.4% |
- Febrile state | 2.1% |
- Diminished general status | 6.1% |
- Cardiopulmonary disorder | 6.9% |
- Trauma | 1.7% |
- Others | 6.0% |