Multi-dosing injectors help reduce contrast waste across Northern Care Alliance
CT teams across all three Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust hospital sites have now made the switch from a syringe-based injector system to a Bracco CT Exprès multi-dosing injector system, which will optimise how the CT departments can use contrast.
Working in a busy inpatient and outpatient service that covers a wide catchment area, all three CT lead radiographers from Fairfield General Hospital, Royal Oldham Hospital and Rochdale Infirmary concurred that upgrading to a multi-dosing injector system significantly improved workflow and provided a number of efficiencies throughout the department, Bracco says.
CT clinical lead at Royal Oldham Hospital Gary Footitt added: “The CT Exprès Injector system is a simple and hassle-free system to use, which has significantly increased patient throughput.” CT lead radiographer at Rochdale Infirmary Leonie Dixon also noted that the team has noticed significantly less waste since making the switch.
Lead picture: Rochdale Infirmary senior radiology support worker Stephen Kearns, senior CT radiographer Kay Finnigan and CT lead radiographer Leonie Dixon.
See the full report on page 3 of the April 2023 issue of RAD Magazine.
