An audit of the pattern of radiological examinations done in the department of Diagnostic radiology of the university of Nairobi from June 1998 to November 2000
Abstract
A retrospective study of radiological examinations was carried out
in the Department of Diagnostic Radiology in the last two and half years. A
total of 28133 cases were reviewed, of these 10830(38.5%) were
females, 5743 (20.4%) were males and 11560 (410/0)had no sex
indicated. 9769 (34.7%) had no age indicated, 11519(40.90/0) noted
adults, 258 (0.90/0)noted child, 7% was between 21 and 30 years.
1837 (65.30/0) patients had referral forms written Kenyatta national
hospital, 4980 (17.70/0)University of Nairobi, 113 (0.40/0) Aghakhan
hospital and 4642 (16.5%) from other centers.
14629 (520/0)the referral diagnosis did not tie with the radiological
diagnosis, while 12294 (43.7%) the referral diagnosis tied with the
radiological diagnosis and 1210 (4.30/0)had no referral diagnosis.
Plain films were the majority and accounted for 51.4%, followed by
gray scale ultrasound, which accounted for 44.8% and color Doppler
was the least accounting for 1.1%. The commonest examinations
were Chest radiographs 6244(37.5 0/0)followed by lower limbs 3913
(23.50/0) while plain abdomen was the least 126(0.8%).
Abdominal ultrasound examinations were top on the list of
ultrasound examination accounting for (36.6% 4540 (36.6%) followed
by pelvic ultrasounds 4526 (36.5%) while cranial ultrasound were
least accounting for 19 (0.10/0) only. 250 color Doppler's ultrasound
were done. Lower limb Doppler accounted for 92.0% (230), carotid
6% (15) and upper limbs 5(20/0).
Citation
Master of Medicine (diagnostic Radiology), University Of Nairobi, 2002Publisher
University of Nairobi, School of Medicine