Computed Tomographic Angiography and Yield for Gastrointestinal Bleeding in the Emergency Department
CTA use increased substantially over 7 years while diagnostic yield declined. This trend highlights the need to balance the diagnostic benefit of CTA with interpretation time, radiation exposure, and operational strain. These findings support a need for evidence-based ordering criteria and decision-support tools to help guide CTA use in the ED evaluation of gastrointestinal bleeding.
Authors
- Colton Hood (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4249-4294)
- Aaron D. Sodickson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1275-681X)
- Michael H. Lev (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0236-7319)
- David C. Whitehead (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3132-5292)
- Cameron C. Young (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7323-4834)
- Siona Prasad (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1762-5069)
- Ali S. Raja (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8909-3586)
- Marc D. Succi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1518-3984)
- Michael S. Gee (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6117-5168)
- Joshua A Hirsch (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9594-8798)
- Sanjay Saini (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9399-5788)
Institutions
- Brigham and Women's Hospital (US)
- Harvard University (US)
- Massachusetts General Hospital (US)
- Mass General Brigham (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- JAMA Network Open
- Published
- 2025-08-29
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2025.29746
- Citations
- 3
- Primary Topic
- Appendicitis Diagnosis and Management
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 6.76