| Autor: |
Gutierrez M; Instituto Nacional de Rehabilitación, Luis Guillermo Ibarra Ibarra, Calzada Mexico-Xochimilco 289 Colonia Arenal de Guadalupe, 143898, Mexico City, CP, Mexico. dr.gmarwin@gmail.com., Hernandez-Diaz C; Instituto Nacional de Rehabilitación, Luis Guillermo Ibarra Ibarra, Calzada Mexico-Xochimilco 289 Colonia Arenal de Guadalupe, 143898, Mexico City, CP, Mexico., Ventura-Rios L; Instituto Nacional de Rehabilitación, Luis Guillermo Ibarra Ibarra, Calzada Mexico-Xochimilco 289 Colonia Arenal de Guadalupe, 143898, Mexico City, CP, Mexico., Saldarriaga-Rivera LM; Instituto Nacional de Rehabilitación, Luis Guillermo Ibarra Ibarra, Calzada Mexico-Xochimilco 289 Colonia Arenal de Guadalupe, 143898, Mexico City, CP, Mexico., Ruta S; Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina., Alva M; Hospital Nacional Edgardo Rebagliati Martins, ESSALUD, Lima, Perú., -Trujillo CM; Hospital Nacional Edgardo Rebagliati Martins, ESSALUD, Lima, Perú., Pérez W; Hospital Nacional Edgardo Rebagliati Martins, ESSALUD, Lima, Perú., Terrazas H; Hospital Nacional Edgardo Rebagliati Martins, ESSALUD, Lima, Perú., Del Carmen Arape Toyo R; Centro Clínico la Isabelica Valencia, Carabobo, Venezuela., Quintero M; Universidad de Los Andes, Mérida, Venezuela., Solano C; Hospital Nacional Rosales, San Salvador, El Salvador., Santiago OS; Hospital II Marino Molina - Comas, Lima, Perú., Sotomayor JG; Hospital II Marino Molina - Comas, Lima, Perú., Cefferino C; Clínica Centenario Peruano Japonesa, Lima, Perú., Py GE; Hospital Nacional de Clínicas, Córdoba, Argentina., Audisio MJ; Hospital Nacional de Clínicas, Córdoba, Argentina., Spindler WJ; Centro Médico privado de Reumatología Tucumán, Tucuman, Argentina., Berman H; Centro Médico privado de Reumatología Tucumán, Tucuman, Argentina., Airoldi C; Hospital Provincial de la Ciudad de Rosario, Rosario, Argentina., Wong R; Hospital Provincial de la Ciudad de Rosario, Rosario, Argentina., Del Castillo Araujo AL; Instituto mexicano del seguro Social UMAE 25, Monterrey, México., Díaz ME; Hospital Universitario Fundación Santa Fe de Bogotá, Bogotá, Colombia., Villaquiran CC; Servicio de Reumatología IPS, Medellín, Colombia., Mantilla RD; Funinderma Universidad del Rosario, Bogotá, Colombia., Mendonça JA; Pontificia Universidade Católica de Campinas, Campinas, Brasil., da Silveira IG; HOSPITAL SÃO LUCAS PUCRS, PORTO ALEGRE, Brasil., do Prado AD; HOSPITAL SÃO LUCAS PUCRS, PORTO ALEGRE, Brasil., Bisi MC; HOSPITAL SÃO LUCAS PUCRS, PORTO ALEGRE, Brasil., Rosario V; Hospital Docente Padre Billini, Santo Domingo, República Dominicana., Medrano-Sánchez J; Hospital Docente Padre Billini, Santo Domingo, República Dominicana., Muñoz-Louis R; Hospital Docente Padre Billini, Santo Domingo, República Dominicana., Lozada-Navarro AC; Instituto Nacional de Rehabilitación, Luis Guillermo Ibarra Ibarra, Calzada Mexico-Xochimilco 289 Colonia Arenal de Guadalupe, 143898, Mexico City, CP, Mexico., Bernal A; Instituto Nacional de Rehabilitación, Luis Guillermo Ibarra Ibarra, Calzada Mexico-Xochimilco 289 Colonia Arenal de Guadalupe, 143898, Mexico City, CP, Mexico., Lozano M; Instituto Nacional de Rehabilitación, Luis Guillermo Ibarra Ibarra, Calzada Mexico-Xochimilco 289 Colonia Arenal de Guadalupe, 143898, Mexico City, CP, Mexico., Pineda C; Instituto Nacional de Rehabilitación, Luis Guillermo Ibarra Ibarra, Calzada Mexico-Xochimilco 289 Colonia Arenal de Guadalupe, 143898, Mexico City, CP, Mexico. |
| Abstrakt: |
This study aimed to perform an overview of how ultrasound (US) is being used, implemented, and applied in rheumatologic centers in Latin America (LA). A retrospective, multicenter 1-year experience study was undertaken. Eighteen centers from eight countries were involved. The following information were collected: demographic data, indication to perform an US examination, physician that required the examination, and the anatomical region required for the examination. A total of 7167 patients underwent an US examination. The request for US examinations came most frequently from their own institution (5981 (83.45 %)) than from external referral (1186 (16.55 %)). The services that more frequently requested an US examination were rheumatology 5154 (71.91 %), followed by orthopedic 1016 (14.18 %), and rehabilitation 375 (5.23 %). The most frequently scanned area was the shoulder in 1908 cases (26.62 %), followed by hand 1754 (24.47 %), knee 1518 (21.18 %), ankle 574 (8.01 %), and wrist 394 (5.50 %). Osteoarthritis was the most common disease assessed (2279 patients (31.8 %)), followed by rheumatoid arthritis (2125 patients (29.65 %)), psoriatic arthritis (869 patients (12.1 %)), painful shoulder syndrome (545 (7.6 %)), connective tissue disorders (systemic sclerosis 339 (4.7 %), polymyositis/dermatomyositis 107 (1.4 %), Sjögren's syndrome 60 (0.8 %), and systemic lupus erythematosus 57 (0.8 %)). US evaluation was more frequently requested for diagnostic purposes (3981 (55.5 %)) compared to follow-up studies (2649 (36.9 %)), research protocols (339 (4.73 %)), and invasive guided procedures (198 (2.76 %)). US registered increasing applications in rheumatology and highlighted its positive impact in daily clinical practice. US increases the accuracy of the musculoskeletal clinical examination, influence the diagnosis, and the disease management. |
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