TY - JOUR
T1 - Effective communication of critical radiology results
T2 - The implementation of panic alert mechanism
AU - Malik, Mumtaz
AU - Nausheen, Sidrah
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2015 Pakistan Medical Association. All rights reserved.
PY - 2015/12
Y1 - 2015/12
N2 - Objectives: To establish an effective channel of timely communication of life-threatening emergencies to primary physicians by radiology team. Methods: The observational study was conducted at Aga Khan Hospital for Women and Children, Kharadar, Karachi. Data was collected from the log book from July 2012 to June 2013.Amultidisciplinary “Panic Alert” protocol was formulated and implemented in the Radiology unit. All radiological examinations were screened as soon as possible and panic alerts [provisional findings] were communicated to their primary care taker/relevant nursing staff, attendants within 30 minutes from the time of completion of examination. Complete log was maintained. Data was analysed on SPSS 13. Results: A total of 22,474 patients were seen, and 77(0.34%) had panic provisional findings. The mean time for communicating the panic reporting was 19.5±8 minutes. Implementation of the designed protocol, effective communication and proper follow-up resulted in 100% coverage of panic results. Conclusion: Life-threatening emergencies identified by radiological imaging can be managed effectively if alerts are generated in time.
AB - Objectives: To establish an effective channel of timely communication of life-threatening emergencies to primary physicians by radiology team. Methods: The observational study was conducted at Aga Khan Hospital for Women and Children, Kharadar, Karachi. Data was collected from the log book from July 2012 to June 2013.Amultidisciplinary “Panic Alert” protocol was formulated and implemented in the Radiology unit. All radiological examinations were screened as soon as possible and panic alerts [provisional findings] were communicated to their primary care taker/relevant nursing staff, attendants within 30 minutes from the time of completion of examination. Complete log was maintained. Data was analysed on SPSS 13. Results: A total of 22,474 patients were seen, and 77(0.34%) had panic provisional findings. The mean time for communicating the panic reporting was 19.5±8 minutes. Implementation of the designed protocol, effective communication and proper follow-up resulted in 100% coverage of panic results. Conclusion: Life-threatening emergencies identified by radiological imaging can be managed effectively if alerts are generated in time.
KW - Effective communication
KW - Radiology panic alerts
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M3 - Article
C2 - 26627513
AN - SCOPUS:84948732303
SN - 0030-9982
VL - 65
SP - 1310
EP - 1314
JO - Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association
JF - Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association
IS - 12
ER -