High CT Scan Geographic Areas Associated With Increased Risk of Kidney Surgery – Health Imaging

Read article - Quotes H. Gilbert Welch, professor of medicine and of the Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice, about recent research he coauthored that examined how living in an area with high rates of CT scans affects nephrectomy risk. "Whether it entails radical or partial nephrectomy or renal ablation, treatment for an incidentally detected renal mass is associated with a significant risk of harm," wrote Welch. "In addition to the perioperative case-fatality rates … all these interventions require general anesthesia, elevating the risk of cardiovascular events."