Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Hospital,
Oswestry
United Kingdom
Research Article
Inclusion of Plain-film Radiographs with GP Referrals to Lower-limb Orthopaedic Clinics: A Retrospective Study
Author(s): Gopikanthan Manoharan, Anup B Pradhan and Stephen H WhiteGopikanthan Manoharan, Anup B Pradhan and Stephen H White
Background: It has been reported that 40% of new patients referred to orthopaedic clinics had radiographs in the previous 12 months. This means that radiographs very often have to be obtained during clinics, thus increasing outpatient clinic waiting time. This is especially so in District General Hospitals (DGHs) where long out-patient clinic waiting times cause dissatisfaction among patients.
Purpose: To determine whether new patients to orthopaedic clinics were being referred with plain film radiographs.
Design and setting: Retrospective study over a one month period in a DGH and a Tertiary referral centre.
Method: All new patient referrals to two consultant surgeons in a DGH and to four consultants in a Tertiary referral centre were reviewed over a one-month period to identify whether .. Read More»
DOI:
10.4172/2573-0312.1000143
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