Computerised Tomography Scans of the Head in a District General Hospital

We report the results of a retrospective study of all computerised tomography (CT) brain scans of adult patients carried out over a 10-week period, based on radiological and clinical records. The commonest scan results were normal (51%) and stroke (26%), with an overall diagnostic accuracy of 43/80...

Descripción completa

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Nixon, John, Bateman, David E, Malthouse, Simon R
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Royal College of Physicians of London 1996
Materias:
Medical Audit
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5401480/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/8961210
Descripción
Sumario:We report the results of a retrospective study of all computerised tomography (CT) brain scans of adult patients carried out over a 10-week period, based on radiological and clinical records. The commonest scan results were normal (51%) and stroke (26%), with an overall diagnostic accuracy of 43/80 (54%). On the basis of a retrospective blind survey by a neurologist, 42% of scans were thought not to be indicated. The results indicate the need for: • guidelines on the use of CT scanning in stroke • emphasis of current guidelines on the use of CT scanning in head injury • neurological assessment of some suspected diagnoses before scanning.

Ejemplares similares