Descriptive statistics of examinations, patients and readers, number (%) unless stated otherwise
| Double read* | All consultant read examinations† | All examinations‡ | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Examinations | |||
| Conducted during ordinary working hours§ | 636 (59) | 1172 (61) | 1837 (45) |
| First reading during ordinary working hours§¶ | 519 (49) | – | – |
| Second reading during ordinary working hours§,** | 839 (79) | – | – |
| Urgent referral†† | 722 (67) | 1053 (55) | 2642 (64) |
| Time from preliminary to final report‡‡, median | 19 h 56 min | N/A | N/A |
| Patients | |||
| Age, mean (SD) | 60.6 (17.4) years | 61.6 (17.1) years | 60.5 (17.7) years |
| Female gender | 526 (49) | 953 (50) | 2060 (50) |
| Inpatients | 849 (79) | 1343 (70) | 3182 (78) |
| Specialist experience of readers, mean (SD) | |||
| First readers | 5.5 (6.9) years§§ | N/A | N/A |
| Second readers | 9.2 (9.4) years¶¶ | 10.5 (10.3) years*** | 9.3 (9.6) years††† |
*Abdominal CT, referred from surgical department, double read by consultants (n=1071).
†Abdominal CT, referred from surgical department, read by consultants (n=1920).
‡Abdominal CT, referred from surgical department (n=4102).
§Monday to Friday 7:00–16:00.
¶n=1055.
**n=1061.
††Urgent: Requested within 24 h.
‡‡n=1055 (see online supplementary appendix 1 shows details of delay and turnaround times).
§§n=1042.
¶¶n=1060.
***n=1877.
†††n=3725.