Appropriate CT cervical spine utilisation in the emergency department

INTRODUCTION: Over 40 000 CT scans are performed in our emergency department (ED) annually and utilisation is over 80% capacity. Improving medical appropriateness of CT scans may reduce total number of scans, time, cost and radiation exposure. METHODS: Lean Six Sigma methodology was used to improve...

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Autores principales: Baker, Mark, Jaeger, Cassie, Hafley, Carol, Waymack, James
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BMJ Publishing Group 2020
Materias:
Quality Improvement Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7542617/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33028655
http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjoq-2019-000844

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7542617/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33028655
http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjoq-2019-000844

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