| Autor: |
Brealey, S, King, D G, Crowe, M T I, Crawshaw, I, Ford, L, Warnock, N G, Mannion, R A J, Ethell, S |
| Zdroj: |
The British Journal of Radiology; January 2003, Vol. 76 Issue: 901 p57-61, 5p |
| Abstrakt: |
Two specially trained radiographers at York District Hospital have been reporting appendicular plain radiograph X-ray examinations for Accident and Emergency (A&E) patients since February 1995. This study explores the potential for further expanding their reporting role. This was achieved by assessing the two radiographers' and a group of consultant radiologists' ability to report on a retrospectively selected random stratified sample of 400 A&E and General Practitioner (GP) plain radiograph X-ray examinations for all body areas. Using receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve analyses there was no statistically significant difference at the 5% level between the area under the ROC curves for the radiographers and consultant radiologists when reporting A&E or GP plain radiographs. It may be feasible to expand the reporting role of suitably trained radiographers to include plain radiograph X-ray examinations for all A&E patients and for GP patients, with no detriment to the quality of reports. |
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