Doctors' Bedside Skills Trump Medical Technology

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/12/091218102109.htm

ScienceDaily (Dec. 21, 2009) — Sometimes, a simple bedside exam performed by a skilled physician is superior to a high-tech CT scan, a Loyola University Health System study has found.

Researchers found that physicians' bedside exams did a better job than CT scans in predicting which patients would need to return to the operating room to treat complications such as bleeding.

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