Clinical application of real-time tele-ultrasonography in diagnosing pediatric acute appendicitis in the ED
- Title
- Clinical application of real-time tele-ultrasonography in diagnosing pediatric acute appendicitis in the ED
- Author
- 오재훈
- Keywords
- CT; ILLUMINATION; FEASIBILITY
- Issue Date
- 2015-10
- Publisher
- W B SAUNDERS CO-ELSEVIER INC
- Citation
- AMERICAN JOURNAL OF EMERGENCY MEDICINE, v. 33, NO 10, Page. 1354-1359
- Abstract
- Purpose: We investigated the effectiveness of tele-mentored ultrasonography between emergency medicine (EM) residents and remote experts in diagnosing acute appendicitis. Methods: This prospective observational study was performed in an academic emergency department. Beginning in June 2014, the EM residents performed the initial ultrasonography for suspected pediatric acute appendicitis; then, the remote experts observed/mentored the residents' practice using the tele-ultrasonography system; and finally, an onsite expert verified the diagnosis. The diagnostic confidence of each examiner (resident, remote expert, and onsite expert) was rated on a 5-point Likert scale. The appendix identification rate and the diagnostic values; sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value (PPV) and negative predictive value (NPV) for each type of examination were calculated. Results: A total of 115 pediatric cases with suspected acute appendicitis, including 36 with pathology-confirmed acute appendicitis, between June 2014 and February 2015 were enrolled in this study. In 9 of the 115 (7.8%) cases, a non-appendicitis diagnosis was determined in the absence of the successful identification of a normal appendix upon resident examination. Of these, seven appendices were identified upon expert tele-ultrasonography. The diagnostic values for expert tele-ultrasonography were higher (sensitivity: 1.000, specificity: 0.975, PPV: 0.947, NPV: 1.000) than those for resident-performed ultrasonography (sensitivity: 0.917, specificity: 0.899, PPV: 0.805, NPV: 0.959) and similar to those for onsite expert-performed ultrasonography (sensitivity: 1.000, specificity: 0.987, PPV: 0.973, NPV: 1.000). Conclusion: Tele-ultrasonography with tele-mentoring between EM residents and experienced mentors was effectively applied in diagnosing pediatric acute appendicitis in an emergency clinical setting. (C) 2015 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
- URI
- http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S073567571500604X?via%3Dihubhttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11754/28503
- ISSN
- 0735-6757; 1532-8171
- DOI
- 10.1016/j.ajem.2015.07.048
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- COLLEGE OF MEDICINE[S](의과대학) > MEDICINE(의학과) > Articles
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