Risk stratification model could cut unnecessary CT scans in Crohn’s patients by 43%

A risk stratification model has the potential to reduce the use of CT scans in emergency department patients with Crohn’s disease by 43 percent, according to a report by The Oncology Report.

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The model is designed to determine whether or not Crohn’s disease patients require a CT scan in the ER. The model only had a 0.8 percent miss rate. The model’s investigators estimate that this tool could save more than $80 million per decade simply by determining which patients have serious GI complications as opposed to simple intestinal inflammation, according to the report.

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