List Archives

Sun Jul 4 14:59:51 BST 2004

Ken

If you are talking about LODOX - watch this space. (I could not see from your original mail what you are replying to). The guys at UCT are to present a paper on their experience with Lodox at the upcoming ASSA-SAGES 2004 conference in Cape Town RSA, so once I've heard their views I'll update the list as to it's usefulness or not. I know they use it in their trauma unit fairly extensively, and Ken Boffard also has one at Johannesburg, if I'm not mistaken! We do not have one at Tygerberg, so I'm interested to see the experience of our other South African colleagues.

Tim
Dr TC Hardcastle
M.B.Ch.B(Stell); ATLS(I), DSTC(I); M.Med(Surg)(Stell); FCS(SA)
General Surgeon (Sections Trauma / ICU)
Dept. General Surgery
University of Stellenbosch / Tygerberg Hospital
PO Box 19063, 7505
Operational Head: Diana, Princess of Wales Trauma Centre
Program Coordinator: Emergency Medicine
Intern Rotation Coordinator: Surgery

tch at sun.ac.za
2 Lorient Close
Vredekloof
Brackenfell
7560, W. Cape
South Africa
Cell: +27824681615
Home: +27219813098
Work: +27219384911 pager 0302

-----Original Message-----
From: KMATTOX at aol.com [mailto:KMATTOX at aol.com]
Sent: Friday, July 02, 2004 5:24 PM
To: trauma-list at trauma.org
Subject: Re: Teleradiology Device

I am very concerned about this device.  If it merely leads to other imaging, and is an unnecessary intermediate step, then it is redundant and should not be purchased.  On the other hand, if there is data to support that this device alters decision making and prevents other expensive tests, then it should go forward with evaluation.    

Is this another of the technology in search of an indication?

k

-------------- next part --------------
An HTML attachment was scrubbed...
URL: http://list.mistral.net/pipermail/trauma-list/attachments/20040704/a06fc878/attachment.htm

List Archives

For your convenience, find the Trauma List Archive Below

Teleradiology Device