Journal article
Handheld ultrasound to reduce requests for inappropriate echocardiogram (HURRIE)
Kawa Haji, Chiew Wong, Christopher Neil, Nicholas Cox, Andrew Mulligan, Leah Wright, Sara Vogrin, Thomas H Marwick
ECHO RESEARCH AND PRACTICE | BIOSCIENTIFICA LTD | Published : 2019
DOI: 10.1530/ERP-19-0016
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Handheld ultrasound could provide sufficient information to satisfy the clinical questions underlying 'rarely appropriate' echo requests, but there are limited data about its use as a gatekeeper to standard echocardiography. We sought to determine whether the use of handheld ultrasound could improve the appropriate use of echocardiography. METHOD: A prospective study comparing handheld ultrasound strategy to standard echocardiography for studies deemed rarely appropriate, using a questionnaire based on appropriate use criteria was conducted across two hospitals, from October 2017 to April 2018. RESULTS: Groups undergoing Handheld ultrasound (n = 76, 58 (46.5-72.5) years, 53 males..
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Funding Acknowledgements
Supported in part by a Partnership grant from the National Health and Medical Research Council, Canberra, Australia. T H M is in receipt of research support from General Electric Medical Systems for an ongoing research study on the use of strain for the assessment of cardiotoxicity. No external funding was obtained for the study, which was performed with handheld systems loaned by Philips Medical Systems, Andover, MA.