Sonography in the 29th Olympic and Paralympic Games: a retrospective analysis.

Autor: He W; Department of Ultrasound, Beijing Tiantan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China., Xiang DY, Dai JP
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Clinical imaging [Clin Imaging] 2011 Mar-Apr; Vol. 35 (2), pp. 143-7.
DOI: 10.1016/j.clinimag.2009.12.023
Abstrakt: Objective: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the application of sonography at the polyclinic of the Olympic/Paralympic village during the Olympic/Paralympic Games.
Methods: We retrospectively reviewed 759 consecutive patients who underwent sonography at the ultrasound division of the polyclinic in the Olympic/Paralympic village from July 20, 2008, to September 20, 2008. Prevalence of emergency sonography after sports injury and non-sports-related urgent conditions during the games was analyzed. The benefit of sonographic services in large sporting events was discussed.
Results: There were 759 patients (484 athletes, 101 coaches, 88 team officials, and 86 volunteers; 462 men and 297 women) in the ultrasound division at the polyclinic. The indications for sonography included abdominal pain (315 cases, 41.50%), muskuloskeletal disorders (228 cases, 30.04%), gynecology related (104 cases, 13.70%), cardiac conditions (49 cases, 6.46%), small parts (29 cases, 3.82%), and vascular problems (34 cases, 4.48%). The rates of positive findings on sonography were 46.03% in the abdomen, 70.17% in musculoskeleton, 41.34% in gynecology, 10.20% in the heart, 75.86% in small parts, and 38.24% in vessels, respectively.
Conclusion: Sonography plays an important role in the medical services at the polyclinic in the Olympic/Paralympic village. The benefits of sonography in such large sporting events are accuracy, fast result, portability, and noninvasiveness.
(Copyright © 2011 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.)
Databáze: MEDLINE
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