Table 2 WCP radiological utilization patterns
Rural | Metropolitan | Western Cape Province (WCP) | |
|---|---|---|---|
Studies (per 103 people) | 380,657 (213.6) | 896,587 (289.4) | 1,277,244 (261.7) |
Chest x-ray (n) | 132,237 | 315,539 | 447,776 |
per 103 people | 74.2 | 101.8 | 91.7 |
per 103 patients | 468.6 | 441.9 | 449.4 |
General x-ray (n) | 173,292 | 314,539 | 487,831 |
per 103 people | 97.2 | 101.5 | 100.0 |
per 103 patients | 614.0 | 440.5 | 489.6 |
Total x-ray (n) | 305,529 | 630,078 | 935,607 |
per 103 people | 171.4 | 203.4 | 191.7 |
per 103 patients | 1082.6 | 882.3 | 939.1 |
per equipment unit | 4364.7 | 6058.4 | 5377.1 |
Ultrasound (n) | 61,534 | 141,105 | 202,639 |
per 103 people | 34.5 | 45.5 | 41.5 |
per 103 patients | 218.0 | 197.6 | 203.4 |
per equipment unit | 1398.5 | 3135.7 | 2276.8 |
Fluoroscopy (n) | 2247 | 14,410 | 16,657 |
per 103 people | 1.3 | 4.7 | 3.4 |
per 103 patients | 8.0 | 20.2 | 16.7 |
per equipment unit | 140.4 | 450.3 | 347.0 |
Mammography (n) | 1374 | 12,396 | 13,770 |
per 103 women > 40 years | 4.7 | 24.3 | 17.2 |
per equipment unit | 458.0 | 6198.0 | 2754.0 |
CT | 9973 | 65,877 | 75,850 |
per 103 people | 5.6 | 21.3 | 15.5 |
per 103 patients | 35.3 | 92.3 | 76.1 |
per equipment unit | 3324.3 | 6587.7 | 5834.6 |
MR | 12,504 | 12,504 | |
per 103 people | 4.0 | 2.6 | |
per 103 patients | 17.5 | 12.6 | |
Per equipment unit | 4168.0 | 4168.0 | |
Lodox | 4463 | 4463 | |
per 103 people | 1.4 | 0.9 | |
per 103 patients | 6.2 | 4.5 | |
Per equipment unit | 1487.7 | 1487.7 | |
Angiography | 15,754 | 15,754 | |
per 103 people | 5.1 | 3.2 | |
per 103 patients | 22.1 | 15.8 | |
Per equipment unit | 1750.4 | 1750.4 | |
Normal hours (% of total Studies) | 299,285 (78.6) | 637,447 (71.1) | 936,732 (73.3) |
After hours (% of total Studies) | 81,372 (21.4) | 259,140 (28.9) | 340,512 (26.7) |
Total Studies | 380,657 (100) | 896,587 (100) | 1,277,244 (100) |
x-ray and ultrasound (% of Studies) | 367,063 (96.4) | 771,183 (86.0) | 1,138,246 (89.1) |
per 103 people | 206.0 | 248.9 | 233.2 |
per 103 patients | 1300.6 | 1079.9 | 1142.5 |
Workload (Excluding Ultrasound) | 319,123 | 755,482 | 1,074,605 |
Workload per Radiologist | 63,825 | 30,219 | 35,820 |
Total Studies per equipment | 2739 | 4269 | 3660 |
Ratio to Rural | 1.0 | 1.6 | 1.3 |