Metrics-driven successful strategy by emergency and radiology driven task force to mitigate global CT contrast media shortage in a safety net hospital.

IF 1.1 Q3 RADIOLOGY, NUCLEAR MEDICINE & MEDICAL IMAGING

Journal of Clinical Imaging Science Pub Date : 2023-01-01 DOI:10.25259/JCIS_116_2022

Dheeraj Reddy Gopireddy, Mayur Virarkar, Sai Swarupa Reddy Vulasala, David Caro, Ashley Norse, Dinesh Rao

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Iodinated contrast media (ICM) shortages and secondary supply chain problems due to Coronavirus Disease lockdowns in China significantly impacted radiology operations nationwide. The lack of ICM necessitated operational workflow changes designed to ration contrast use, particularly in the hospital setting. In this manuscript, we share our strategic methods with advanced process/outcome metrics to monitor the effectiveness of our strategy under a coordinated multidisciplinary team effort. Alternate studies such as substituting magnetic resonance angiography for computed tomographic angiography for emergency department patients were studied to measure the suitability of these examinations for specific diagnoses. This article presents readers with a comprehensive crisis management strategy deployed at our institution, emphasizing various options with a limited ICM supply, and minimizing the impact on clinical care.

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指标驱动的成功战略，由急诊和放射学驱动的工作组缓解安全网医院的全球CT造影剂短缺。

中国因冠状病毒疫情封锁导致的碘造影剂(ICM)短缺和二级供应链问题严重影响了全国的放射业务。由于缺乏ICM，必须改变操作工作流程，以合理使用对比，特别是在医院环境中。在本文中，我们与先进的过程/结果指标分享我们的战略方法，以在协调的多学科团队努力下监控我们战略的有效性。替代研究，如用磁共振血管造影代替计算机断层血管造影对急诊科患者进行研究，以衡量这些检查对特定诊断的适用性。本文向读者介绍了我们机构部署的全面危机管理策略，强调了有限ICM供应的各种选择，并尽量减少对临床护理的影响。

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Journal of Clinical Imaging Science RADIOLOGY, NUCLEAR MEDICINE & MEDICAL IMAGING-

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期刊介绍： The Journal of Clinical Imaging Science (JCIS) is an open access peer-reviewed journal committed to publishing high-quality articles in the field of Imaging Science. The journal aims to present Imaging Science and relevant clinical information in an understandable and useful format. The journal is owned and published by the Scientific Scholar. Audience Our audience includes Radiologists, Researchers, Clinicians, medical professionals and students. Review process JCIS has a highly rigorous peer-review process that makes sure that manuscripts are scientifically accurate, relevant, novel and important. Authors disclose all conflicts, affiliations and financial associations such that the published content is not biased.