The prevalence and impact of defensive medicine in the radiographic workup of the trauma patient: a pilot study

Jennwood Chen,Sarah Majercik,Joseph Bledsoe, Karen Connor, Brad Morris,Scott Gardner, Casey Scully,Emily Wilson, Justin Dickerson, Tom White, Douglas Dillon

The American Journal of Surgery（2015）

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•Prospective, observational study characterizing defensive medicine in the workup of trauma patients.•Reflexively ordered CT scans in trauma activation patients are a prevalent and costly practice.•These scans also expose patients to potentially unnecessary and harmful radiation.

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Defensive medicine,Healthcare costs,Healthcare reform,Radiation exposure,Trauma surgery

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