Conference
Ankle Radiograph Utilization after Learning a Decision Rule: A 12‐month Follow‐up
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To test whether the reduction in ankle radiograph ordering was sustained during a 12-month period after a formal trial to introduce the Ottawa ankle rules.
METHODS: A before-after clinical trial of ankle radiograph ordering practice was performed in a university-based ED. All 1,884 (947 "during intervention," 937 "postintervention") adults seen with acute ankle injuries during 2 12-month trial periods were evaluated. The behavioral …
Authors
Verbeek PR; Stiell IG; Hebert G; Sellens C
Volume
4
Pagination
pp. 776-779
Publisher
Wiley
Publication Date
August 1997
DOI
10.1111/j.1553-2712.1997.tb03783.x
Conference proceedings
Academic Emergency Medicine
Issue
8
ISSN
1069-6563