Compliance With the Royal College of Radiologists Guideline for Actionable Reporting and Its Impact on Patient Care: A Retrospective Analysis of Reporting Practices From a Major Trauma Center.

Autor:	Sharma U; Major Trauma Services, Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham, Birmingham, GBR., Gomindes AR; Higher Education Academy, Advanced Higher Education - UK Professional Standards Framework, Birmingham, GBR.; School of Medical and Dental Science, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, GBR.; Trauma and Orthopaedics, University Hospitals of Coventry and Warwickshire, Coventry, GBR., Sharma K; Paediatrics and Child Health, Lok Nayak Jai Prakash Narayan Hospital, New Delhi, IND., Choudhry J; Trauma and Orthopaedics, University Hospitals of Coventry and Warwickshire, Coventry, GBR., C Searle HK; Trauma and Orthopaedics, University Hospitals of Coventry and Warwickshire, Coventry, GBR.; Warwick Clinical Trials Unit, Clinical Sciences and Research Laboratories, University Hospitals of Coventry and Warwickshire, Coventry, GBR.
Jazyk:	angličtina
Zdroj:	Cureus [Cureus] 2023 Mar 09; Vol. 15 (3), pp. e35921. Date of Electronic Publication: 2023 Mar 09 (Print Publication: 2023).
DOI:	10.7759/cureus.35921
Abstrakt:	Introduction Prompt diagnosis forms the mainstay of management of any patient arriving at the hospital. In developed settings, apart from clinical assessment, imaging in the form of computed tomography (CT) scan plays a vital role in arriving at the patient diagnosis. The reporting should follow pre-defined Royal College of Radiologists (RCR) standards to improve the quality of the diagnostic process. Objectives To identify the compliance of reporting as per the RCR standards for the communication of radiological reports and fail-safe alert notification. Materials and methods A retrospective review of body CT scans was done in two cycles within a span of three months. A total of 100 randomized scans were assessed in each cycle, both from the A&E (accident and emergency) and inpatients. Normal scans and outpatient scans were excluded from the study. Data were collected using the online portal (CRIS) and statistical analysis was performed. Results After the first cycle of the audit, 95 reports out of 100 met the standard RCR criteria. After the second cycle, 97 reports met the criteria of the audit. One inpatient scan and two A&E reports did not meet the specified criteria in the second cycle. Conclusion After the two cycles of the audit carried out over three months, we were able to achieve almost 97% of reporting standards as compared to 95% obtained previously through a quality improvement project and create awareness. Competing Interests: The authors have declared that no competing interests exist. (Copyright © 2023, Sharma et al.)
Databáze:	MEDLINE
Externí odkaz:	Zobrazit plný text záznamu