Comparison of Ultraportable Cardiac Echocardiography with Physical Examination for Diagnosis and Management during Cardiac Consultation Rounds
Abstract
Introduction:
The purpose of this study was to compare the
results of physical examinations (PEs) performed by a cardiologist with the
results of point-of-care echocardiography for the diagnosis and management of
patients during cardiac consultation rounds.
Patients
and Methods: In all, 265 hospitalized consecutive patients
from non-cardiac units (age, 62 ± 11; male, 56%) were included after complete
cardiovascular (CV) examination by a consulting cardiologist. After the PE, the
consulting cardiologist imaged each patient using a hand-carried cardiac
ultrasound (HCU). All patients subsequently underwent a study with a standard
echocardiographic device (SED) as the gold standard, performed on an upper-end
platform. Definitive diagnosis, management change, and modifying diagnostic
workup were also assessed.
Results:
There were 196 CV findings detected with an SED in
this patient population. Of these, PE failed to detect 41% of the overall CV
findings and HCU missed 23% of the overall CV pathology. Overall, HCU had an
effect on patient treatment decisions in 149 patients (56%); 42% had a change
in medical therapy and 21% had a change in their diagnostic workup (most with
changes in both).
Keywords
References
- 1. Reich DL, Bodian CA, Krol M, Kuroda M, Osinski T, Thys DM. Intraoperative hemodynamic predictors of mortality, stroke, and myocardial infarction after coronary artery bypass surgery. Anesth Analg 1999;89:814-22.
- 2. Mangione S, Nieman LZ. Cardiac auscultatory skills of internal medicine and family practice trainees. A comparison of diagnostic proficiency. JAMA 1997;278:717-22.
- 3. St Clair EW, Oddone EZ, Waugh RA, Corey GR, Feussner JR. Assessing housestaff diagnostic skills using a cardiology patient simulator. Ann Intern Med 1992;117:751-6.
- 4. Fukuda S, Shimada K, Kawasaki T. Pocketsized transthoracic echocardiography device for the measurement of cardiac chamber size and function. Circ J 2009;73:1092-6.
- 5. Egan M, Ionescu A. The pocket echocardiograph: a useful new tool. Eur J Echocardiogr 2008;9:721-5.
- 6. Prinz C, Dohrmann J, van Buuren F. Diagnostic performance of handheld echocardiography for the assessment of basic cardiac morphology and function: a validation study in routine cardiac patients. Echocardiography 2012;29:887-94.
- 7. Vourvouri EC, Poldermans D, De Sutter J, Sozzi FB, Izzo P, Roelandt JR. Experience with an ultrasound stethoscope. J Am Soc Echocardiogr 2002;15:80-5.
- 8. Spencer KT, Anderson AS, Bhargava A. Physician-performed point-of-care echocardiography using a laptop platform compared with physical examination in the cardiovascular patient. J Am Coll Cardiol 2001;37:2013-8.
Details
Primary Language
English
Subjects
Clinical Sciences
Journal Section
Research Article
Authors
Taner Şen
This is me
Celal Kilit
This is me
Halil İbrahim Durmuş
This is me
Adnan Doğan
This is me
Türkan Paşalı Kilit
This is me
Afşin Parspur
This is me
Mehmet Yaymacı
This is me
Muhammed Oylumlu
This is me
Publication Date
April 4, 2016
Submission Date
April 4, 2016
Acceptance Date
-
Published in Issue
Year 2016 Volume: 19 Number: 1