Diagnostic imaging is essential for the diagnosis and treatment of many patients. This Signal concerns patient safety incidents that have resulted from a delay in the communication of neurosurgery ...
This alert discusses hypersensitivity reactions after patients were administered contrast agents. Two cases are described where a severe reaction resulted in hypoxic brain damage in one case; in the ...
"An elderly patient in a community hospital, at risk for falls, was found lying on the floor on the left side. An x-ray order was written and a Diagnostic Imaging (DI) Consultation Form completed in ...