RESPECTED‐Long: A Retrospective Longitudinal Cross‐Sectional Single Centre Study Finds Increasing Emergency Department CT‐Pulmonary Angiography Rates Over a Decade With Sustained Pulmonary Embolism (PE) Diagnostic Yield

Increasing ED‐CT Pulmonary Angiography (CTPA) use raises concerns about overuse and low yield. CTPA numbers at Sir Charles Gairdner ED were seemingly increasing. This single‐site, retrospective, observational study looked for increasing usage over ten years, and whether lower yields suggested over‐testing.