Department of Population Health, New York University School of Medicine, New York, New York, USA.
JACC Cardiovasc Imaging. 2013 Apr;6(4):515-22. doi: 10.1016/j.jcmg.2012.10.026.
The purpose of this study was to examine utilization and growth in echocardiography among the general population of Ontario between 2001 and 2009. The age- and sex-adjusted rates of echocardiography grew from 39.1 per 1,000 persons in 2001 to 59.9 per 1,000 persons in 2009, for an annual rate of increase of 5.5%. Repeat echocardiograms increased at a rate of 10.6% per year and accounted for 25.3% of all procedures in 2009 as compared to 18.5% in 2002. While significant increases in echocardiography utilization were observed, opportunities may exist to improve the clinical utility of the echocardiograms performed in Ontario.
本研究旨在探讨 2001 年至 2009 年安大略省普通人群中超声心动图的应用和增长情况。年龄和性别调整后的超声心动图率从 2001 年的每 1000 人 39.1 例增加到 2009 年的每 1000 人 59.9 例,年增长率为 5.5%。重复超声心动图的增长率为每年 10.6%,2009 年占所有检查的 25.3%,而 2002 年为 18.5%。虽然超声心动图的应用显著增加,但安大略省进行的超声心动图的临床应用可能存在改善的机会。