Table 4

Key findings of selected literature: resource utilisation

StudyDiagnostic studiesHospital resources
Any imaging (%)Radiograph (%)CT scan (%)Ultrasound (%)Emergency department procedure (%)Surgical intervention (%)Admission to hospital (%)
Peer-reviewed publications
Trivedi et al 201916 806
Störmann et al 202015 28
Mitchell et al 201913 927824013
Liew et al 202028 727215926
Kobayashi et al 201912 33
Brownson et al 201911 45332220
Blomberg et al 20194
Beck et al 2019726917722
Bauer et al 202010 25
Puzio et al 202014 249
Badeau et al 201932 1416
Namiri et al 20203
Aizpuru et al 20199 9
Dhillon et al 202027 17
English et al 202018 907140632128
Farley et al 202047 8
Bresler et al 201923
Yarmohammadi et al 202020 2476
Faraji et al 202021
Trivedi et al 201922 23
Hennocq et al 202024
Kim et al 202025
Oksanen et al 202026 61
Shiffler et al 202019 21
Siow et al 202029 2637
Ishmael et al 202033
Nellamattathil and Amber 2020*31 10083150
Mayhew and Bergin 2019*30 100821802540
Grey literature (non-journal reports)
Pearson et al 201935 87
Hojjat et al 201936
Beck et al 202037 65920
Chang and Diamond 201938
Allen et al 201939 91612129
Sedor and Caswell 201940
Austin Public Health Unit 201917 15
City of Santa Monica 2019
Cicchino et al 202034 Splinting: 48
Wound care: 35
Laceration repair: 24
129
  • *Reported only for patients who required imaging during their visit.