Congress:
ECR24
Poster Number:
ESI-17701
Type:
EuroSafe Imaging Poster
DOI:
10.26044/ecr2024/ESI-17701
Authorblock:
V. Maliakel, P. Foran; Dublin/IE
Disclosures:
Venus Maliakel:
Nothing to disclose
Paul Foran:
Nothing to disclose
Keywords:
Lung, Pulmonary vessels, Thorax, CT, CT-Angiography, Audit and standards, Contrast agent-intravenous, Diagnostic procedure, Embolism / Thrombosis
CTPA is currently considered to be the gold standard imaging utilised when detecting pulmonary emboli. As such, it can be ordered inappropriately and results in patients being exposed to unnecessary radiation.
An audit to assess compliance of the guidelines when ordering CTPA for suspected pulmonary emboli was conducted from July 2017-September 2017 in the Department of Radiology in Connolly Hospital Blanchardstown (Dublin, Ireland). This re-audit reviews data from January – March 2023 and aims to assess if compliance with the latest (NICE guideline, 2023) has improved in our hospital since 2017.