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. 2022 Sep 12;17(9):e0274493. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0274493

Table 4. Publication and study site profile of included studies.

Classification Criteria Variables Frequency (number of studies) %
Publication year 1988–2000 3 6.8%
2001–2010 13 29.5%
2011–2020 28 63.6%
Country
USA 24 54.5%
Australia 9 20.5%
Canada 3 6.8%
South Korea 2 4.5%
England, Italy, Japan, Portugal, Uganda, Taiwan (one study originated from each) 6 13.6%
Study setting
Departmental level 22 50%
Emergency Department 17 38%
Radiology Department 3 7%
Paediatric Department 2 5%
Hospital-wide 18 41%
Network-wide 4 9%