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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2017 Apr 1.
Published in final edited form as: Acad Emerg Med. 2016 Mar 22;23(4):375–381. doi: 10.1111/acem.12904

Table 2. Appropriateness of shared decision-making for Emergency Department management decisions.

Decision Category All/Most of the time Some of the time Rarely/Never
Invasive procedures 494 (71.5%) 156 (22.6%) 41 (5.9%)
CT ordering 392 (56.7%) 245 (35.5%) 54 (7.8%)
Disposition (Discharge vs. admit) 391 (56.3%) 251 (36.2%) 52 (7.5%)
MRI ordering 382 (55.3%) 183 (26.5%) 126 (18.2%)
Medical therapies (e.g.antibiotics, analgesics) 381 (54.9%) 251 (36.2%) 62 (8.9%)
X-ray ordering 285 (41.1%) 293 (42.3%) 115 (16.6%)
Lab testing 251 (36.3%) 289 (41.8%) 152 (22.0%)

CT: Computed Tomography; MRI: Magnetic Resonance Imaging.