Inappropriate imaging for management of cryptorchidism: Has the choosing Wisely® recommendation reduced occurrence?

Autor: Carpenter CP; Department of Urology, Division of Pediatric Urology, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, NewYork-Presbyterian Morgan Stanley Children's Hospital, New York, NY, USA; Department of Urology, Division of Pediatric Urology, Le Bonheur Children's Hospital, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, TN, USA. Electronic address: cpc2161@cumc.columbia.edu., Johnston D; Arizona Pediatric Surgery and Urology, Tucson, AZ, USA., Tourville E; Department of Urology, Division of Pediatric Urology, Le Bonheur Children's Hospital, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, TN, USA., Sharadin C; Department of Urology, Division of Pediatric Urology, Le Bonheur Children's Hospital, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, TN, USA., Alzubaidi AN; Department of Urology, Division of Pediatric Urology, Le Bonheur Children's Hospital, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, TN, USA., Giel DW; Department of Urology, Division of Pediatric Urology, Le Bonheur Children's Hospital, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, TN, USA.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Journal of pediatric urology [J Pediatr Urol] 2020 Aug; Vol. 16 (4), pp. 462.e1-462.e6. Date of Electronic Publication: 2020 Jun 19.
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpurol.2020.06.017
Abstrakt: Introduction: Cryptorchidism is one of the most common referral diagnoses to pediatric urologists. It is well recognized in the urologic community that diagnostic imaging is unnecessary in the work-up of these patients, and the Choosing Wisely® recommendation (CWR) on this subject re-emphasized this in 2013. Many boys, however, still are sent for testing prior to referral.
Objective: The purpose of our study was dual in nature. We pursued, first, to identify any factors that make patients more likely to be sent for imaging prior to referral, and second, to determine if rates of diagnostic imaging for cryptorchidism decreased after the release of the CWR.
Study Design: We included all boys who had surgery for cryptorchidism by Urology at our institution between January 2007 and August 2018. Demographics and clinical data were collected including height, weight, race, insurance type, pre-referral imaging status, testis location at time of surgery, and distance from our medical center. Chi-squared analysis was utilized to compare imaging use before and after CWR. Influence of other clinical and socioeconomic factors on imaging utilization was also evaluated using chi-squared and two-sample t tests. Those found to be significant at the 0.2 level were analyzed in multivariate logistic regression. Significance was set at 0.05.
Results: 1010 boys were available for analysis. Of the 256 patients (25.3%) with pre-referral studies, 7 had axial exams (CT or MRI), and the remainder underwent ultrasounds. Children living closer to the medical center were more likely to undergo imaging (p < 0.01) as were boys with testes not found in the inguinal canal at the time of surgery (p = 0.007). Race, insurance status, age at first visit, and increased body mass index were not found to be influential. Similarly, the release of CWR had no impact on the imaging usage (p = 0.61).
Conclusion: Utilization of pre-referral diagnostic imaging remains inappropriately high despite evidence demonstrating the ineffectiveness of the studies. Boys living closer to the medical center and those with non-inguinal testes are more likely to undergo these studies, but no other factors were found to have an effect. Further, the Choosing Wisely® recommendation has not improved rates of inappropriate imaging use in boys with cryptorchidism in our referral area. Our findings indicate the need for increased efforts to disseminate this evidence-based guideline more widely to primary care providers in order to promote more cost-effective and timely care of boys with undescended testes.
Competing Interests: Conflicts of interest/funding None of the authors have any financial or personal conflicts to disclose.
(Copyright © 2020 Journal of Pediatric Urology Company. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.)
Databáze: MEDLINE
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