Performance improvement and patient safety program–guided quality improvement initiatives can significantly reduce computed tomography imaging in pediatric trauma patients

2016 ◽  
Vol 81 (2) ◽  
pp. 278-284 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christopher R. Connelly ◽  
John D. Yonge ◽  
Lynn E. Eastes ◽  
Pamela E. Bilyeu ◽  
Phillip M. Kemp Bohan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Computed Tomography ◽  
Patient Safety ◽  
Quality Improvement ◽  
Performance Improvement ◽  
Pediatric Trauma ◽  
Trauma Patients ◽  
Computed Tomography Imaging ◽  
Safety Program ◽  
Tomography Imaging

scholarly journals Factors Associated With the Use of Cervical Spine Computed Tomography Imaging in Pediatric Trauma Patients

2011 ◽  
Vol 18 (9) ◽  
pp. 905-911 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rebekah Mannix ◽  
Lise E. Nigrovic ◽  
Sara A. Schutzman ◽  
Kara Hennelly ◽  
Florence T. Bourgeois ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Computed Tomography ◽  
Cervical Spine ◽  
Pediatric Trauma ◽  
Trauma Patients ◽  
Computed Tomography Imaging ◽  
Tomography Imaging ◽  
Factors Associated

Consequences of increased use of computed tomography imaging for trauma patients in rural referring hospitals prior to transfer to a regional trauma centre

Injury ◽  
2014 ◽  
Vol 45 (5) ◽  
pp. 835-839 ◽  
Author(s):  
Timothy J. Berkseth ◽  
Michelle A. Mathiason ◽  
Mary Ellen Jafari ◽  
Thomas H. Cogbill ◽  
Nirav Y. Patel
Keyword(s):  
Computed Tomography ◽  
Trauma Centre ◽  
Trauma Patients ◽  
Computed Tomography Imaging ◽  
Tomography Imaging

Computed Tomography Imaging in Children with Head Trauma: Utilization and Appropriateness from a Quality Improvement Perspective

1993 ◽  
Vol 14 (8) ◽  
pp. 491-499
Author(s):  
Montserrat Vera ◽  
Gary R. Fleisher ◽  
Patrick D. Barnes ◽  
Bruce H. Bjornson ◽  
Elizabeth N. Allred ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Computed Tomography ◽  
Quality Improvement ◽  
Head Trauma ◽  
Computed Tomography Imaging ◽  
Tomography Imaging

Computed Tomography Imaging in Children with Head Trauma: Utilization and Appropriateness from a Quality Improvement Perspective

1993 ◽  
Vol 14 (8) ◽  
pp. 491-499 ◽  
Author(s):  
Montserrat Vera ◽  
Gary R. Fleisher ◽  
Patrick D. Barnes ◽  
Bruce H. Bjornson ◽  
Elizabeth N. Allred ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Computed Tomography ◽  
Quality Improvement ◽  
Literature Review ◽  
Head Trauma ◽  
Computed Tomography Imaging ◽  
Tomography Imaging ◽  
Staff Members ◽  
Follow Up Studies ◽  
One Year

AbstractComputed tomography (CT) imaging plays an important role in the acute evaluation and management of children with head trauma. When routine quality improvement (QI) meetings with representatives from the Children’s Hospital radiology and emergency departments revealed disagreement regarding the utilization and appropriateness of CT in children presenting with head trauma, an interdepartmental QI team was formed to address this issue. Because formal criteria for obtaining CTs for head trauma were unavailable, internal institutional criteria were developed by consensus after literature review. Contrary to perceptions of some staff members, the majority (95%) of children who received CT met at least one of the established criteria over a one-year study period. There was little relationship between the presence of criteria and abnormal CT results, but decisions whether to admit patients to the hospital or to send them home were influenced by CT results. Follow-up studies suggested that patients who were discharged home with a normal CT or no CT had uniformly good outcomes.

Patient Safety Analysis in Radiation Burden of Head Computed Tomography Imaging in 1185 Neurosurgical Inpatients

2020 ◽  
Vol 133 ◽  
pp. e308-e319
Author(s):  
John P. Sheppard ◽  
Courtney Duong ◽  
Prasanth Romiyo ◽  
Daniel Azzam ◽  
Yasmine Alkhalid ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Computed Tomography ◽  
Patient Safety ◽  
Safety Analysis ◽  
Computed Tomography Imaging ◽  
Radiation Burden ◽  
Tomography Imaging ◽  
Head Computed Tomography

Chest computed tomography imaging for blunt pediatric trauma: not worth the radiation risk

2013 ◽  
Vol 184 (1) ◽  
pp. 352-357 ◽  
Author(s):  
Courtenay M. Holscher ◽  
Leonard W. Faulk ◽  
Ernest E. Moore ◽  
Clay Cothren Burlew ◽  
Hunter B. Moore ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Computed Tomography ◽  
Radiation Risk ◽  
Pediatric Trauma ◽  
Computed Tomography Imaging ◽  
Chest Computed Tomography ◽  
Tomography Imaging

Prevalence of incidental findings in trauma patients detected by computed tomography imaging

2009 ◽  
Vol 27 (4) ◽  
pp. 428-435 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tyler W. Barrett ◽  
Michelle Schierling ◽  
Chuan Zhou ◽  
J. Drew Colfax ◽  
Stephan Russ ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Computed Tomography ◽  
Incidental Findings ◽  
Trauma Patients ◽  
Computed Tomography Imaging ◽  
Tomography Imaging
Sign in / Sign up

Export Citation Format

Share Document