title: Quality Improvement Initiative to Increase Consistent Use of Intraluminal Contrast in the Identification of Anastomotic Bowel Leaks on Computed Tomography, Using the Plan-Do-Study-Act Service Approach.
authors.affiliation: Department of Diagnostic Imaging, The Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; Faculty of Medicine, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
authors.forename: Karim
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Samji
authors.affiliation: Department of Diagnostic Imaging, The Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; Faculty of Medicine, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Electronic address: aniakielar@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Ania
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kielar
authors.affiliation: Department of Diagnostic Imaging, The Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; Faculty of Medicine, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Connolly
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Medicine, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
authors.forename: Etienne
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Hache
authors.affiliation: Department of Diagnostic Imaging, The Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; Faculty of Medicine, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
authors.forename: Geoffrey
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Doherty
authors.affiliation: Department of Diagnostic Imaging, The Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; Faculty of Medicine, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
authors.forename: Najla
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Fasih
mesh_terms: D057868:Anastomotic Leak / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D003287:Contrast Media; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007422:Intestines / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D058996:Quality Improvement; D011856:Radiographic Image Enhancement / Q000379:methods*; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
chemical_list: D003287:Contrast Media
keywords: Anastomotic bowel leak; Enteric contrast; Plan-Do-Study-Act; Quality initiative