ArticleAnnals of medicine and surgery (2012)2016
Are all after-hours diagnostic imaging appropriate? An Australian Emergency Department pilot study.
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- Measuring appropriateness of diagnostic imaging: a scoping review.Insights into imaging · 2023Article
- Appropriateness of Head CT Scans at Tikur Anbessa Specialized Hospital, Ethiopia.Ethiopian journal of health sciences · 2022Article
- Does shifting to professional emergency department staffing affect the decision for chest radiography?World journal of emergency medicine · 2021Article
- To what extent do hospitalised patients receive appropriate CT and MRI scans? Results of a cross-sectional study in Southern Italy.BMJ open · 2018Article
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Abstract
backgroundThis study was aimed at determining the extent to which after-hours diagnostic imaging is appropriate within the case hospital's Emergency Department. This was amid growing concerns of the inappropriateness of some medical investigations within the Australian health-care system.
methodsAfter-hours referral data and patient notes were used in reviewing the clinical case. Diagnostic imaging was deemed appropriate if reflective of clinical guidelines, and if not reflective, whether the investigation changed the patient's ongoing management.
resultsResults indicated that 96.37% of after-hours diagnostic imaging adhered to clinical guidelines and was appropriately requested, with 95.85% changing the ongoing management of the patient. The most sought after diagnostic imaging procedures were Chest X-Ray (30.83%), and CT Brain (16.58%), with 99.16% and 98.44 appropriateness respectively. Chest pain (14.49%) and motor vehicle accidents (8.12%) were the leading reason for ordering after-hours imaging.
conclusionThis study provided an Emergency Department example as it relates to after-hours diagnostic imaging appropriateness. This study found that most after-hours referrals were appropriate.
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