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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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