A Study on Radiographic Repeat Rate Data of Buriram Hospital

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Published: Aug 6, 2019
Keywords:
repeat rate exposure fault processing fault patient motion positioning fault equipment fault

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Bungonrat Tianyanee
Department of Radiology, Buriram Hospital

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Objective: The purpose of this study were to determine the repeat rate and causes of film repetition in radiology department of Buriram Hospital, this study provided valuable information to suggest preventive measures to reduce repeats.
Method: A prospective study was analysed monthly between April 2006 and March 2007. The data included the following information : type of examination, room used for examination, number and size of film used, number and size of film repeated, and reason for repetition. The reason for film repetition were classified according to the following : exposure fault, processing fault, patient motion, positioning fault, equipment fault, and others. Descriptive statistics was used to analyse the data.
Result: The total number of examinations is 73,909 using 93,900 films on 6,412 patients. The averae repeat rate was 3.70%. The first 6 months showed a trend of reduction in the repeat rate with an average repeat rate of 4.41% while the last 6 months produced an average repeat rate of 3.54%. This was due to the effectiveness of implementation of routine quality control and attend courses and training workshops for departmental staff. The exposure, and position and processing fault were the foremost contributors for repeats and constitute 38.04%, 27.40% and 16.76% of the total respectively. The highest repetition rate was for chest, 4.14% followed by spine, 3.85%, and skull/face, 3.79%. As per the average repeat rate, the cost of repeat films in the Buriram Hospital per year has been projected to be about 591,260 Baths.
Conclusion: The main cause of repetition film were exposure fault and positioning fault. It was found that human error contributed significantly to this cause. Based on the findings of this study a set of recommendations have been prescribed for the radiology department to reduce the repeat rate and to improve the safety culture.
Keywords: repeat rate ; exposure fault ; processing fault ; patient motion ; positioning fault ; equipment fault

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Tianyanee, B. (2019). A Study on Radiographic Repeat Rate Data of Buriram Hospital. MEDICAL JOURNAL OF SISAKET SURIN BURIRAM HOSPITALS, 22(3), 453–460. retrieved from https://he02.tci-thaijo.org/index.php/MJSSBH/article/view/207749
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Vol. 22 No. 3 (2007): September - December 2007
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