Circumventing the Challenges of Inappropriately Filled Radiological Requests in Sub-Saharan Africa: Experiences from an Infectious Disease Hospital
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Keywords
Radiological requests, Diagnostic accuracy, Turnaround time, Sub-Saharan Africa, Electronic medical records
Abstract
Radiological requests are vital communicative tools by Physicians to Radiologists. Improperly filled radiological requests are frequently encountered in our practices as radiologists; a trend which can negatively impact patient care. A properly filled request will prevent unwarranted radiation exposures and improve service delivery by Radiology departments. This article amply expresses our practice experiences (not unique to our centre alone) as they relate to poorly filled radiological investigation requests and the practical approach we have developed and adopted over time which has been quite helpful in addressing this age-long problem.
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