Department of anesthesiology and critical care medicine, Nord hospital, AP-HM, Aix Marseille university, Marseille, France.
Department of medical informatics, Nord hospital, AP-HM, Aix Marseille university, Marseille, France.
Anaesth Crit Care Pain Med. 2015 Feb;34(1):41-4. doi: 10.1016/j.accpm.2015.01.002. Epub 2015 Mar 5.
To determine the effect of implementing a daily lung ultrasound round on the number of chest radiographs and chest computed tomography (CT) scans in a polyvalent intensive care unit (ICU).
Retrospective study comparing two consecutive periods.
All patients hospitalized for longer than 48 hours in a polyvalent ICU.
Implementation of a daily lung ultrasound round after a short educational program. The number of chest radiographs and chest CT scans and the patient outcome were measured before (group PRE) and after (group POST) the implementation of a daily lung ultrasound round.
No demographic difference was found between the two groups, with the exception of a higher severity score in the group POST. For each ICU stay, the number of chest radiographs was 10.3 ± 12.4 in the group PRE and 7.7 ± 10.3 in the group POST, respectively (P<0.005) The number of chest CT scans was not reduced in the group POST, as compared with the group PRE (0.5 ± 0.7 CT scan/patient/ICU stay versus 0.4 ± 0.6 CT scan/patient/ICU stay, P=0.01). The ICU mortality was similar in both groups (21% versus 22%, P=0.75) CONCLUSION: The implementation of a daily lung ultrasound round was associated with a reduction in radiation exposure and medical cost without altering patient outcome.
确定在多学科重症监护病房(ICU)中实施每日肺部超声检查对胸部 X 线摄影和胸部计算机断层扫描(CT)检查数量的影响。
回顾性研究比较两个连续时期。
所有在多学科 ICU 住院时间超过 48 小时的患者。
在简短的教育计划后实施每日肺部超声检查。在实施每日肺部超声检查之前(PRE 组)和之后(POST 组)测量胸部 X 线摄影和胸部 CT 扫描的数量以及患者的预后。
两组患者在人口统计学方面无差异,除了 POST 组的严重程度评分较高。对于每次 ICU 住院,PRE 组的胸部 X 线摄影次数为 10.3 ± 12.4 张,POST 组为 7.7 ± 10.3 张(P<0.005)。与 PRE 组相比,POST 组的胸部 CT 扫描数量并未减少(0.5 ± 0.7 次 CT 扫描/患者/ICU 住院与 0.4 ± 0.6 次 CT 扫描/患者/ICU 住院,P=0.01)。两组 ICU 死亡率相似(21%与 22%,P=0.75)。
实施每日肺部超声检查可减少辐射暴露和医疗费用,而不会改变患者的预后。