A local guideline reduces inappropriate requests for computed tomography imaging of the paranasal sinuses

Clin Otolaryngol. 2019 Nov;44(6):1128-1130. doi: 10.1111/coa.13411. Epub 2019 Oct 2.

Authors

David John Laurie Pennell¹, Emma McClelland^{1

2}, Charlie Sayer¹, Mahmood Fazal Bhutta¹, Simon James Watts¹

Affiliations

¹ ENT Department, Brighton and Sussex University Hospital Trust, Brighton, UK.
² ENT Department, Medway Maritime Hospital, Gillingham, UK.

PMID: 31389173
DOI: 10.1111/coa.13411

No abstract available

Publication types

Letter

MeSH terms

Female
Humans
Inservice Training
Male
Paranasal Sinus Diseases / diagnostic imaging*
Practice Guidelines as Topic*
Radiation Exposure / prevention & control
Retrospective Studies
Tomography, X-Ray Computed / methods*
Unnecessary Procedures / statistics & numerical data*