Evidence-Based Emergency Care: Diagnostic Testing and Clinical Decision Rules - Couverture souple

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1119616816 ISBN 13 : 9781119616818

Editeur : Wiley-Blackwell, 2023

Synopsis

"As emergency department (ED) physicians, we spend a good deal of our time ordering, interpreting, and waiting for the results of diagnostic tests. ED physicians are the experts when it comes to determining who needs a test to rule out a potentially life-threatening condition. There are several reasons for this expertise. First and foremost, we see a lot of patients with undifferentiated symptoms in a decision-dense and time-constrained environment. Especially for those working in busy hospitals, the expectation is to see everyone in a timely way, provide quality care, and ensure patients have a good experience. Some patients and consultants value lab or imaging tests more than the history and physical exam tests that formulate clinical intuition, a phenomenon called "technological tenesmus". However, if we order time-consuming tests on everyone, ED crowding and inefficiency will worsen, costs of care will go up, and patients will experience even longer waits than they already do. In addition, there is increased pressure to carefully choose who needs and who does not need tests in an evidence-based manner, particularly as costs of care have risen so dramatically in recent years particularly in the United States."--Provided by publisher.

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Edited by

Jesse M. Pines, MD, MBA, MSCE is the National Director of Clinical Innovation at US Acute Care Solutions and a Professor of Emergency Medicine at Drexel University. He is board-certified in emergency medicine.

Fernanda Bellolio, MD, MSc is the Chair for Research and a Professor of Emergency Medicine in the Department of Emergency Medicine at the Mayo Clinic. She is board-certified in emergency medicine.

Christopher R. Carpenter, MD, MSc is the Director of Evidence Based Medicine and a Professor of Emergency Medicine in the Division of Emergency Medicine at Barnes Jewish Hospital at Washington University. He is board-certified in emergency medicine.

Ali S. Raja, MD, MBA, MPH is Executive Vice Chair of the Department of Emergency Medicine at Massachusetts General Hospital and a Professor of Emergency Medicine at Harvard Medical School. He is board-certified in emergency medicine and clinical informatics.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Wiley-Blackwell
• Date d'édition: 2023
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1119616816
• ISBN 13: 9781119616818
• Reliure: Broché
• Numéro d'édition: 3
• Nombre de pages: 768
• Éditeur: Pines Jesse M., Raja Ali S., Bellolio Fernanda, Carpenter Christopher R.
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible