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The Clinical Impact of a Web-Based Image Repository on Radiation Exposure in Injured Children
- Source :
- Journal of the American College of Radiology. 13:1397-1403
- Publication Year :
- 2016
- Publisher :
- Elsevier BV, 2016.
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Abstract
- Purpose The long-term cancer risks for children exposed to radiologic images can be two to three times higher than for adults because children are more sensitive to radiation and have a longer lifetime in which to accumulate exposure from CT scans. Injured children often undergo repeat CT imaging if they are transferred from non-pediatric hospitals to a Level I pediatric trauma center (PTC). This study determined the impact of a statewide web-based image repository (WBIR) on repeat imaging among transferred injured children. Methods All injured children who underwent CT imaging and were transferred to the PTC in 2010 (pre-WBIR) and 2013 (post-WBIR) were included. Patient-level factors studied included demographics, body region of scan, Injury Severity Score, and Emergency Department (ED) disposition. Change from pre to post on rate of repeat imaging was assessed. Results Two hundred fifty-four and 233 children, with a median age of 7.3 years, were transferred to the Children's Hospital in 2010 and 2013, respectively. Repeat imaging levels at the PTC were lower post-WBIR than pre-WBIR (20% versus 33%, odds ratio [OR] 0.54, P = .005). Images of the head decreased most significantly (60% versus 33%, OR 0.33). Images performed at Level II and III trauma centers were repeated less often after WBIR. Conclusions The WBIR significantly reduced repeat imaging among injured children transferred to a PTC, especially children transferred from Level II and Level III trauma centers, children with lower-acuity injuries, and children with initial scans of the head. Radiation savings are expected to be beneficial to children.
- Subjects :
- Male
Patient Transfer
medicine.medical_specialty
Neoplasms, Radiation-Induced
Cross-sectional study
Radiation Dosage
Risk Assessment
030218 nuclear medicine & medical imaging
03 medical and health sciences
Injury Severity Score
0302 clinical medicine
Trauma Centers
Humans
Medicine
Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and imaging
Registries
Child
Image repository
Demography
Internet
Arkansas
business.industry
030208 emergency & critical care medicine
Odds ratio
Emergency department
Radiation Exposure
medicine.disease
Radiation exposure
Cross-Sectional Studies
Child, Preschool
Retreatment
Body Burden
Wounds and Injuries
Female
Body region
Radiology
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
business
Pediatric trauma
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 15461440
- Volume :
- 13
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Journal of the American College of Radiology
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....83202efff4641a83cfb30684547b11bd