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STAT! EM by the Numbers
The top 5 procedures, labs and medications that physicians said should be cut to minimize waste in emergency medicine.#1 X-rays: Low back films in young, healthy patients with minor injuries(88% of respondents)#2 CT: Minor head injury > 2 yrs of age with normal exam and someone to observe the patient(82% of respondents)#3 Labs: Blood cultures for outpatients(67% of respondents)#4 Labs: Amylase (when Lipase is available)(67% of respondents)#5 Labs: Pt/INR and PTT in chest pain patients(60% of respondents)78% percentage of respondents who believe that if emergency medicine acted on its Top Five List, their salaries would remain the same.58% Percentage of respondents who report that they would “be willing to give up a percentage of [their] salary to see real health care reform.” |
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