TY - JOUR
T1 - Strategy for Building a Successful Coronary CT Angiography Program in the Emergency Department
AU - Maroules, Christopher D.
AU - Cury, Ricardo C.
AU - Ghoshhajra, Brian B.
AU - Hoffmann, Udo
AU - Litt, Harold I.
AU - Blankstein, Ron
AU - Abbara, Suhny
PY - 2015/6/1
Y1 - 2015/6/1
N2 - Coronary CT angiography (cCTA) is a rapid, accurate, safe, and efficient technique for evaluating acute chest pain in patients with low-intermediate pretest probability of coronary artery disease. In this review, we outline a strategy for building and maintaining a successful cCTA program in the emergency department. We define success as the ability for a program to improve patient outcomes and yield cost savings for a health care organization. Establishing a successful program can be achieved by organizing a multidisciplinary task force, developing a shared vision, utilizing established guidelines, developing standardized workflow and chest pain management pathways, launching an effective educational campaign, and implementing a quality assurance program.
AB - Coronary CT angiography (cCTA) is a rapid, accurate, safe, and efficient technique for evaluating acute chest pain in patients with low-intermediate pretest probability of coronary artery disease. In this review, we outline a strategy for building and maintaining a successful cCTA program in the emergency department. We define success as the ability for a program to improve patient outcomes and yield cost savings for a health care organization. Establishing a successful program can be achieved by organizing a multidisciplinary task force, developing a shared vision, utilizing established guidelines, developing standardized workflow and chest pain management pathways, launching an effective educational campaign, and implementing a quality assurance program.
KW - Acute chest pain
KW - Cardiac computed tomography
KW - Coronary CT angiography
KW - Emergency department
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U2 - 10.1007/s12410-015-9337-x
DO - 10.1007/s12410-015-9337-x
M3 - Review article
AN - SCOPUS:84928777521
SN - 1941-9066
VL - 8
JO - Current Cardiovascular Imaging Reports
JF - Current Cardiovascular Imaging Reports
IS - 6
ER -