ArticleDer Radiologe2020
[Assessment of teleradiology patients in a major regional hospital].
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- Effect of teleradiology on patient waiting time and service satisfaction in public hospitals, Northwest Ethiopia: a quasi-experimental study.BMC health services research · 2025Article
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Abstract
purposeTo evaluate teleradiology examinations regarding the most frequently requested exams and examined body regions. Additionally, the frequency of pathological changes depending on the examined region and clinical situation as well as the time profile for requesting teleradiology (daytime, day of the week) were analyzed. MATERIALS AND
methodsA retrospective analysis of all consecutive teleradiology exams in 2018 that were reported in the radiology department of a major regional hospital and scanned in three referring primary health care institutions regarding clinical history, working diagnosis and requested body region was performed. Additionally, the date and time of the examination were analyzed.
resultsA total of 1207 CT (computer tomography) scans that were reported as part of the teleradiology agreement were included. The most frequently requested examination was a cranial CT (77.9%) with 14.6% pathological findings, followed by abdominal CT (14%) with 63.9% pathological changes, spine/extremities (8.8%) with 50% pathological changes and CT of the chest (7.9%) with 53.7% abnormal scans. Most teleradiology requests were referred on weekends between 8 am and 4 pm, followed by 4 pm to 6 pm on weekdays. The smallest number of scans was requested between 2 am and 4 am.
conclusionMost teleradiology CT requests focus on brain examinations, followed by abdominal CT, CT of the spine and extremities and CT chest. Most cranial CTs do not show an acute pathology, while abdominal CTs had the highest rate of pathological findings.
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