Risk-benefit analysis of a multi-site radiographer comment model for emergency departments.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Critical/urgent X-ray findings are not always communicated in an appropriate time frame to ED physicians. The practice of radiographers alerting referrers to clinically significant image findings (verbally, via image flags or written comment) is noted internationally but risk assessment data is unavailable in the literature. A hybrid radiographer comment and alert model was piloted in New South Wales and a risk-benefit assessment conducted for timely and safe communication of abnormal X-ray appearances to ED physicians.

Methods

Radiographer comments (n = 1102) were provided to five New South Wales EDs by 69 radiographers for a period of 3-12 months. Site auditors classified comments as true positive (TP), false positive (FP) or indeterminate (ID) with respect to t

SUBMITTER: Klobasa I 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11744428 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature