Improving Patient Care and Streamlining Follow-Up: Compliance With National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) Guidelines for Pediatric Distal Radius Buckle Fractures
Despite the improvement seen regarding compliance with NICE guidelines, work is still needed to further enhance compliance. Staff education and optimizing splint availability will be a priority to reduce the burden on fracture clinic resources by unnecessary follow-up appointments.
Authors
- Nithish Jayakumar (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2321-2204)
- Neil Ashwood (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2238-5082)
- Islam Mubark
- Raja Muhammad Mussab
- Faris Ali
- Mohamed Elmubark
Institutions
- Russells Hall Hospital (GB)
- Dudley Group NHS Foundation Trust (GB)
- Burton Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (GB)
- Queen Elizabeth Hospital (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Cureus
- Published
- 2024-11-13
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.7759/cureus.73624
- Primary Topic
- Bone fractures and treatments
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00