Risk factors for computed tomography interpretation discrepancy in emergently transferred patients
Hyun Sim Lee, Jinwoo Myung, Min Ji Choi, Hye Jung Shin, Incheol Park, Sung Phil Chung, Ji Hoon Kim
Table 1 Patient characteristics according to discrepancy, n (%)
Variables No
discrepancy (n=254)
Minor
discrepancy (n=52)
Major
discrepancy (n=55)
Age, years 61.76±17.48 64.48±15.38 61.27±16.74
Sex
Male (n=213) 146 (68.54) 38 (17.84) 29 (13.62)
Female (n=148) 108 (72.97) 14 (9.46) 26 (17.57)
Hospital level
High (n=88) 61 (69.32) 17 (19.32) 10 (11.36)
Low (n=273) 193 (70.70) 35 (12.82) 45 (16.48)
Trauma
Yes (n=83) 67 (80.72) 7 (8.43) 9 (10.84)
No (n=120) 187 (67.27) 45 (16.19) 46 (16.55)
CT
Multi (n=120) 86 (71.67) 22 (18.33) 12 (10.00)
Single (n=241) 168 (69.71) 30 (12.45) 43 (17.84)
Subtype
Abdominal (n=167) 94 (56.29) 33 (19.76) 40 (23.95)
Brain (n=97) 92 (94.85) 2 (2.06) 3 (3.09)
Chest (n=62) 42 (67.74) 14 (22.58) 6 (9.68)
Others (n=35) 26 (74.29) 3 (8.57) 6 (17.14)
Contrast medium
Not used (n=120) 96 (80.00) 17 (14.17) 7 (5.83)
Used (n=241) 158 (65.56) 35 (14.52) 48 (19.92)
Reader specialty
Radiologist (n=261) 183 (70.12) 39 (14.94) 39 (14.94)
Others a (n=100) 71 (71.00) 13 (13.00) 16 (16.00)
CT to door time b (hours) 11.03±25.97 13.84±25.29 21.33±36.90