Implementation of a Semistructured Clinical Event Documentation Tool for Acute Adverse Contrast Reactions

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PURPOSE: To improve the efficiency and accuracy of clinicians documenting acute clinical events related to contrast agent administration using a web browser-based semistructured documentation support tool.

METHODS: A new tool called Contrast Incident Support and Reporting (CISaR) was developed to enable radiologists responding to contrast reactions to document inciting contrast class, type of event, severity of contrast reaction, and recommendation for future contrast use. Retrospective analysis was conducted of all CT and MRI examinations performed between February 2018 and December 2019 across our hospital system with associated contrast reaction documentation. Time periods were defined as before tool deployment, early adoption, and steady-state deployment. The primary outcome measure was the presence of event documentation by a radiologist. The secondary outcome measure was completeness of the documentation parameters.

RESULTS: A total of 431 CT and MRI studies with reactions were included in the study, and 50% of studies had radiologist documentation during the pre-CISaR period. This increased to 66% during the early adoption period and 89% in the post-CISaR period. It took approximately 9 months from the introduction of CISaR to reach full adoption and become the main method for adverse contrast reaction documentation. The percentage of radiologist documentation that detailed provoking contrast agent class, severity of reaction, reaction type, and future contrast agent recommendation all significantly increased (P < .0001), with greater than 95% inclusion of each element.

CONCLUSION: The implementation of a semistructured electronic application for adverse contrast reaction reporting significantly increased radiologist documentation rate and completeness of the documentation.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2022

Erschienen:

2022

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:19

Enthalten in:

Journal of the American College of Radiology : JACR - 19(2022), 5 vom: 01. Mai, Seite 655-662

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Lang, Min [VerfasserIn]
Deng, Francis [VerfasserIn]
Singh, Ramandeep [VerfasserIn]
DeFuria, Cathryn L [VerfasserIn]
Saini, Sanjay [VerfasserIn]
Alkasab, Tarik K [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Compliance
Contrast Media
Contrast media
Documentation
Drug hypersensitivity
Electronic health records
Gadolinium
Iodinated
Journal Article

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Date Completed 11.05.2022

Date Revised 20.05.2022

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.jacr.2022.02.028

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM338696482