Title

Does Specific Labelling of Chest Radiographs to Confirm the Position of Peripherally Inserted Central Venous Catheters Decrease Turn Around Time?

Authors

Patrick Lee, MD, Thomas Jefferson UniversityFollow
Maansi R. Parekh, MD, Thomas Jefferson UniversityFollow
Paras Lakhani, MD, Thomas Jefferson UniversityFollow
Achala Donuru, MD, Thomas Jefferson UniversityFollow
Baskaran Sundaram, MD, Thomas Jefferson UniversityFollow

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Description

Objectives

The primary objective of the current study was to decrease the turnaround time (TAT) of PICC CXRs. TAT was defined as the time from completion of the study to finalization of the report by the interpreting radiologist.

Publication Date

6-6-2019

City

Philadelphia

Keywords

quality improvement, chest radiographs, central venous catheter, superior vena cava, turnaround time

Disciplines

Medicine and Health Sciences | Radiology

Comments

Presented at the 2019 House Staff Quality Improvement and Patient Safety Conference

Recommended Citation

Lee, MD, Patrick; Parekh, MD, Maansi R.; Lakhani, MD, Paras; Donuru, MD, Achala; and Sundaram, MD, Baskaran, "Does Specific Labelling of Chest Radiographs to Confirm the Position of Peripherally Inserted Central Venous Catheters Decrease Turn Around Time?" (2019). House Staff Quality Improvement and Patient Safety Conference (2016-2019). Poster 148.
https://jdc.jefferson.edu/patientsafetyposters/148