[A quality evaluation in requests for thoracic radiology in chronic pathology at a health center].
OBJECTIVE
To improve the quality of thoracic x-ray requests during chronic illness, presenting criteria for indication in HTA, LCFA and TBC.


METHODS
Intervention study of quality improvement.


METHODS
Can Misses Health Centre in Ibiza.


METHODS
The General Practitioners at the above centre.


RESULTS
In this study we proposed to evaluate the work of the doctors at our Health Centre in correctly requesting x-ray explorations on the basis of two explicit, standard criteria: 1) the reason for the thorax x-ray request must be stated in the clinical notes. 2) Thorax x-rays requested for LCFA, HTA and TBC must be correctly indicated.


CONCLUSIONS
The use of structured criteria in thorax x-ray requests for chronic patients appears to lead to greater quality in requests for this complementary exploration.
Cabedo García
V R
VR
Centro de salud Can Misses-Ibiza.
Cantos Escudero
R
R
Corbella y Jané
A
A
Saturno
P J
PJ
D002908:Chronic Disease; D003151:Community Health Centers / Q000592:standards* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D008173:Lung Diseases, Obstructive / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D011787:Quality of Health Care / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D013902:Radiography, Thoracic / Q000592:standards* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D012017:Referral and Consultation / Q000592:standards* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D013030:Spain; D014397:Tuberculosis, Pulmonary / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*
Evaluación de la calidad en la solicitud de radiología de tórax en patología crónica en un centro de salud.