CT-based diagnosis in patients presenting with throat pain: A single institutional review - 28/11/23
, Khoi Nguyen, MD, Alexandra Rubin, Charlene Thomas, MS, Arindam RoyChoudhury, PhD, C. Douglas Phillips, MD, Sara Strauss, MDAbstract |
Rationale and objective |
To determine if patient demographic data, medical history, physical examination, and laboratory tests will help predict likelihood of imaging-based diagnosis using CT of the neck performed in the ED for a chief complaint of throat pain.
Material and methods |
Single institutional, retrospective review of 367 CT scans of the neck performed for the evaluation of throat pain in the ED from August 2013 to September 2019. Patients' clinical history, physical exams, lab findings, and imaging results were recorded.
Results |
A total of 367 CT scans of the neck performed for the evaluation of throat pain included a recorded exam and clinical history. Of these cases, we noted that the presence of cervical lymphadenopathy (OR = 2.69; 95% CI, 1.37–5.49), tonsillar findings (OR = 2.94; 95% CI, 1.4–6.57), increased white blood cell count (OR = 1.08; 95% CI, 1.02–1.15), and temperature (OR = 1.94; 95% CI, 1.1–3.6) were associated with increased likelihood of obtaining a diagnostic CT scan.
Conclusion |
Consideration of tonsillar abnormalities, lymphadenopathy, body temperature, and measured leukocyte count prior to ordering CT scans of the neck for throat pain may increase the diagnostic yield of such exams and decrease CT utilization in the ED.
Le texte complet de cet article est disponible en PDF.Keywords : Throat pain, CT neck, Tonsillar abnormalities, Lymphadenopathy
Abbreviations : ED, PTA, IRB, HIPPA, LASSO
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Vol 75
P. 33-36 - janvier 2024 Retour au numéro
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