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Contrast Media Shortage of 2022 – Lessons Learned

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Background and Context Contrast-enhanced computed tomography (CECT) is of paramount importance in the emergency department (ED) due to its indispensable role in facilitating precise diagnostic outcomes. West J Emerg Med. 3 A study of CT use trends in the ED has shown increasing use of CTs by almost 60% from 2005 to 2013.

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The Pediatric Surgical Abdomen

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Does Functional Outcome Improve with Time Postsurgery for Hirschsprung Disease? Single-stage versus multi-stage pull-through for Hirschsprung's disease: practice trends and outcomes in infants. The Approach to Common Abdominal Diagnoses in Infants and Children. Emerg Med Clin N Am. Emerg Med Clin N Am.