Should all casualty radiographs be reviewed?
| Autor: | J Wardrope, P M Chennells |
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| Rok vydání: | 1985 |
| Předmět: |
musculoskeletal diseases
medicine.medical_specialty Shoulders Radiography Wrist Correspondence medicine Humans Diagnostic Errors Facial Injuries General Environmental Science Radiology Department Hospital Skull Fractures business.industry General surgery General Engineering General Medicine Wrist Injuries Surgery body regions Skull medicine.anatomical_structure Wounds and Injuries General Earth and Planetary Sciences Radiography Thoracic Emergency Service Hospital business X-ray films Research Article |
| Zdroj: | BMJ. 290:1638-1640 |
| ISSN: | 1468-5833 0959-8138 |
| DOI: | 10.1136/bmj.290.6482.1638 |
| Popis: | The effect on the management of patients of routine reporting of casualty radiographs by radiologists was reviewed. The overall prevalence of error by casualty doctors was 6.2%. Many of these errors, however, were trivial and did not alter treatment. In only 1.1% of the cases reviewed did the report of x ray films appreciably alter the management of the patient. A severity score was introduced to highlight those anatomical areas in which important lesions were overlooked most often. Radiologists' reports on radiographs of the chest, face, skull, and wrist had the greatest effect on management of patients, while reports on radiographs of fingers, hands, shoulders, long bones, and toes seldom altered treatment. |
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