COA 2020: Errors by ED Physician in the Interpretation of Paediatric Musculoskeletal Radiographs

Study Type:Cohort Study

OE Level Evidence:N/A

Journal Level of Evidence:N/A

Pediatric Musculoskeletal Radiograph Interpretation Errors: A Prospective Cohort Study. (COA HSP11)

Contributing Authors: A Kramer K Boutis F Al-Sani S Prasad A Khosroawshahi J Stimec J Panwar T Mizzi K Colaco M Camp

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Synopsis

Two thousand, three hundred and nine paediatric patients presenting to the emergency department with an extremity injury requiring imaging were included in this study comparing the interpretation of radiographs by the emergency department physician and the official radiology report. The primary outcome of interest was the frequency and type of clinically significant discordant radiograph interpret...