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Emergency department use of NICE guidelines for CT imaging in head trauma: an audit cycle

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• Retrospective, observational study. Data collected from 100 sequential adult CT head requests from patients presented to A&E with head injury in December 2016. First cohort cycle covered October to… Click to show full abstract

• Retrospective, observational study. Data collected from 100 sequential adult CT head requests from patients presented to A&E with head injury in December 2016. First cohort cycle covered October to November 2015. • Inclusion criteria: adult patients with head injuries only. • Reports and results accessed through PACS system. • We analysed whether CT head requests were appropriate according to NICE guidelines and compared the results. Results

Keywords: head; use nice; department use; nice guidelines; cycle; emergency department

Journal Title: Clinical Radiology
Year Published: 2017

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