TY  - JOUR
AB  - Lost X‐ray films waste time, delay treatment, and may necessitate a patient being exposed to further radiation. Audit of a 132‐bed orthopaedic and trauma department over a 2‐month period showed that 16 patients' X‐ray films were lost. Fifteen (93%) had been stored in anonymous polythene packets. Only 5 (31%) were found within half an hour, and a mean of 67 minutes' working time was occupied locating each one. Recognition of why and where they were lost reduced the number of losses.
VL  - 1
IS  - 2
SN  - 1361-5874
DO  - 10.1108/eb020838
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1108/eb020838
AU  - Livesey FRCS Jonathan P.
AU  - Berry Phillip
AU  - Cossham Thomas
AU  - Hodgson Dominic
AU  - Monk Jonathan P.
PY  - 1996
Y1  - 1996/01/01
TI  - An audit of lost X‐ray films on orthopaedic and trauma wards
T2  - Journal of Clinical Effectiveness
PB  - MCB UP Ltd
SP  - 57
EP  - 58
Y2  - 2024/04/19
ER  -