Declining volume of gastrointestinal fluoroscopies: a survey of 18 hospitals.
A survey of the volume of gastrointestinal fluoroscopies at 18 hospitals suggests a decline in the number of these examinations performed over the past 5 years. Data were acquired on 4 types of examinations: upper gastrointestinal series, small bowel studies, barium enemas (all types), and oral cholecystograms. Modest decreases of 8.4%, 10.3%, and 2.0% were noted in the numbers of upper gastrointestinal examinations, small bowel examinations, and barium enemas, respectively. A considerable decline of 45.9% was found in performance of oral cholecystograms. An overall decline of 14.4% was noted for all 4 examinations.
D001466:Barium Sulfate; D002765:Cholecystography / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D004724:Endoscopy / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D004733:Enema; D005471:Fluoroscopy / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D005767:Gastrointestinal Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D007421:Intestine, Small / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D014463:Ultrasonography
D001466:Barium Sulfate