Structured reporting of computed tomography in the polytrauma patient assessment: a Delphi consensus proposal.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To develop a structured reporting (SR) template for whole-body CT examinations of polytrauma patients, based on the consensus of a panel of emergency radiology experts from the Italian Society of Medical and Interventional Radiology.

Methods

A multi-round Delphi method was used to quantify inter-panelist agreement for all SR sections. Internal consistency for each section and quality analysis in terms of average inter-item correlation were evaluated by means of the Cronbach's alpha (Cα) correlation coefficient.

Results

The final SR form included 118 items (6 in the "Patient Clinical Data" section, 4 in the "Clinical Evaluation" section, 9 in the "Imaging Protocol" section, and 99 in the "Report" section). The experts' overall mean score and sum of scores we

SUBMITTER: Granata V 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9938818 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature