US emergency department visits for adults with abdominal and pelvic pain (2007-13): Trends in demographics, resource utilization and medication usage

Affiliations

¹ Department of Emergency Medicine, George Washington University, Washington, DC, United States. Electronic address: ameltzer@mfa.gwu.edu.
² Departments of Emergency Medicine and Health Policy & Management, The George Washington University, Washington, DC, United States.
³ Department of Emergency Medicine, George Washington University, Washington, DC, United States.
⁴ Center for Healthcare Innovation and Policy Research, The George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Washington, DC, United States.
⁵ Department of Emergency Medicine, MedStar Washington Hospital Center and the Georgetown University School of Medicine, Washington, DC, United States.

Andrew C Meltzer et al. Am J Emerg Med. 2017 Dec.

. 2017 Dec;35(12):1966-1969.

doi: 10.1016/j.ajem.2017.06.019. Epub 2017 Jun 9.

¹ Department of Emergency Medicine, George Washington University, Washington, DC, United States. Electronic address: ameltzer@mfa.gwu.edu.
² Departments of Emergency Medicine and Health Policy & Management, The George Washington University, Washington, DC, United States.
³ Department of Emergency Medicine, George Washington University, Washington, DC, United States.
⁴ Center for Healthcare Innovation and Policy Research, The George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Washington, DC, United States.
⁵ Department of Emergency Medicine, MedStar Washington Hospital Center and the Georgetown University School of Medicine, Washington, DC, United States.

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Keywords: Abdominal pain; CT scans; ED visits; Emergency department; Opioids; Pain management; Repeat ED visits; Younger patients.

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