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Appendicitis & CT

trauma-list@trauma.org trauma-list@trauma.org
Fri, 11 Apr 2003 19:49:02 EDT 

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I do not understand why anyone anywhere at any time  would use CT to DIAGNOSE 
acute appendicitis.    I personally believe that a quality outcome 
measurement ought to be ANY physician that orders a CT to  rule out 
appendicitis should have to face a QA board and if the QA board deems that it 
was unnecessary, that physician must pay for the entire patient's 
hospitalization, by payroll  deductions.     

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