Mobile X-ray outside the hospital: a scoping review.

Background: For several years mobile X-ray equipment has been routinely used for imaging in patients too unwell within the hospital, when transportation to the radiology department was inadvisable. Now, mobile X-ray examinations are also used outside the hospital. The literature describes that fragile patients may benefit from mobile X-ray, but we need to provide insights into the breadth, depth and gaps in a body of literature.

Mobile X-ray Outside the Hospital vs. X-ray at the Hospital Challenges Exposed in an Explorative RCT Study.

Background: For frail patients, it may sometimes be preferable to carry out X-ray examinations at the patients' own home. The general state of such patients may worsen due to transport and change of environment when transported for examination at the hospital.

Objective: The aim of the randomized controlled trial (RCT) was to investigate if mobile X-ray improves healthcare for fragile patients.