X-ray Use in Chest Imaging in Emergency Department on the Basis of Cost and Effectiveness

Fatihoglu E., Aydin S., Gokharnnan F. D., Ece B., Kosar P. N.

ACADEMIC RADIOLOGY, cilt.23, sa.10, ss.1239-1245, 2016 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 23 Sayı: 10
  • Basım Tarihi: 2016
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1016/j.acra.2016.05.008
  • Dergi Adı: ACADEMIC RADIOLOGY
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.1239-1245
  • Erzincan Binali Yıldırım Üniversitesi Adresli: Hayır

Özet

Rationale and Objectives: The increasing use of imaging in the emergency department (ED) services has become an important problem on the basis of cost and unnecessary exposure to radiation. Radiographic examination of the chest has been reported to be performed in 34.4% of ED visits, and chest computerized tomography (CCT) in 15.8%, whereas some patients receive both chest radiography and CCT in the same visit. In the current study, it was aimed to establish instances of medical waste and unnecessary radiation exposure and to show how the inclusion of radiologists in the ordering process would affect the amount of unnecessary imaging studies.