An audit of X-ray investigations in patients attending a neuropsychiatric hospital.
Using a criterion audit which states that "X-ray Investigation should be requested in neuropsychiatric patients where indicated for concomitant physical problems, the case notes of all the new patients seen at the Neuropsychiatric Hospital, Aro, during the first six months of 1983 and who met this criterion were scrutinized for radiological investigations. 14.2% of the 336 patients who met this criterion had had X-ray investigation. Skull and chest X-rays were the most commonly requested. While routine X-ray requests were absolutely rare. Chest X-ray findings in particular necessitated referral to other specialists in 25% of the referred patients. The author postulated that a mandatory Chest X-ray would be invaluable in psychiatric patients.
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D000328:Adult; D006778:Hospitals, Psychiatric; D006801:Humans; D008403:Mass Screening / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D008485:Medical Audit; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000453:epidemiology; D009422:Nervous System Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000453:epidemiology; D010343:Patient Admission; D011859:Radiography / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D012017:Referral and Consultation