TY - JOUR
T1 - Predictors of Urgent Findings on Abdominopelvic CT in Patients with Crohn’s Disease Presenting to the Emergency Department
AU - Jung, Yoon Suk
AU - Park, Dong Il
AU - Hong, Sung Noh
AU - Kim, Eun Ran
AU - Kim, Young Ho
AU - Cheon, Jae Hee
AU - Eun, Chang Soo
AU - Han, Dong Soo
AU - Lee, Chang Kyun
AU - Kim, Jae Hak
AU - Huh, Kyu Chan
AU - Yoon, Soon Man
AU - Song, Hyun Joo
AU - Shin, Jeong Eun
AU - Jeon, Seong Ran
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2014, Springer Science+Business Media New York.
PY - 2015/4/1
Y1 - 2015/4/1
N2 - Background: Patients with Crohn’s disease (CD) are frequently exposed to diagnostic radiation, mainly as a result of abdominopelvic computed tomography (APCT) examinations. However, there are limited data on the impact of APCT on clinical management in this population. Aim: To investigate clinical predictors of urgent findings on APCT in patients with CD who presented to the emergency department (ED). Methods: A retrospective study was performed among patients with CD presenting to 11 EDs with a gastrointestinal complaint. The primary outcome, OPAN (obstruction, perforation, abscess, or non-CD-related urgent findings), included new or worsening CD-related urgent findings or non-CD-related urgent findings that required urgent or emergency treatment. Variables with P < 0.1 in univariate analyses were included in a multivariable logistic regression model. Results: Of the 266 APCTs performed, 103 (38.7 %) had OPAN and 113 (42.5 %) required changes in treatment plan. Stricturing or penetrating disease (odds ratio [OR] 2.72, 95 % confidence interval [CI] 1.21–6.13), heart rate >100 beats/min (OR 2.33, 95 % CI 1.10–4.93), leukocyte count >10,000/mm3 (OR 4.38, 95 % CI 2.10–9.13), and CRP >2.5 mg/dL (OR 3.11, 95 % CI 1.23–7.86) were identified as the independent predictors of OPAN, whereas biologic agent use (OR 0.37; 95 % CI 0.15–0.90) was identified as the negative predictor in patients with CD. Conclusions: Only 39 % of the APCTs performed in the ED among patients with CD showed urgent findings. Stricturing or penetrating disease, tachycardia, leukocytosis, and high CRP level were predictors of urgent CT findings, while biologic agent use was a negative predictor. To reduce unnecessary radiation exposure, the selection process for CD patients referred for APCT must be improved.
AB - Background: Patients with Crohn’s disease (CD) are frequently exposed to diagnostic radiation, mainly as a result of abdominopelvic computed tomography (APCT) examinations. However, there are limited data on the impact of APCT on clinical management in this population. Aim: To investigate clinical predictors of urgent findings on APCT in patients with CD who presented to the emergency department (ED). Methods: A retrospective study was performed among patients with CD presenting to 11 EDs with a gastrointestinal complaint. The primary outcome, OPAN (obstruction, perforation, abscess, or non-CD-related urgent findings), included new or worsening CD-related urgent findings or non-CD-related urgent findings that required urgent or emergency treatment. Variables with P < 0.1 in univariate analyses were included in a multivariable logistic regression model. Results: Of the 266 APCTs performed, 103 (38.7 %) had OPAN and 113 (42.5 %) required changes in treatment plan. Stricturing or penetrating disease (odds ratio [OR] 2.72, 95 % confidence interval [CI] 1.21–6.13), heart rate >100 beats/min (OR 2.33, 95 % CI 1.10–4.93), leukocyte count >10,000/mm3 (OR 4.38, 95 % CI 2.10–9.13), and CRP >2.5 mg/dL (OR 3.11, 95 % CI 1.23–7.86) were identified as the independent predictors of OPAN, whereas biologic agent use (OR 0.37; 95 % CI 0.15–0.90) was identified as the negative predictor in patients with CD. Conclusions: Only 39 % of the APCTs performed in the ED among patients with CD showed urgent findings. Stricturing or penetrating disease, tachycardia, leukocytosis, and high CRP level were predictors of urgent CT findings, while biologic agent use was a negative predictor. To reduce unnecessary radiation exposure, the selection process for CD patients referred for APCT must be improved.
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U2 - 10.1007/s10620-014-3298-9
DO - 10.1007/s10620-014-3298-9
M3 - Article
C2 - 25064212
AN - SCOPUS:84934274132
VL - 60
SP - 929
EP - 935
JO - American Journal of Digestive Diseases
JF - American Journal of Digestive Diseases
SN - 0002-9211
IS - 4
ER -