CLINICAL AND HEALTHCARE IMPACTS OF PORTABLE ULTRASONOGRAPHY IN AMBULATORY CARE MUSCULOSKELETAL REHABILITATION CONSULTATIONS.

Autor:	DE LA Lama JM; Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Service, Internal Medicine Department, La Merced Hospital, Osuna, Spain., Morales M; Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Service, Virgen del Rocio University Hospital, Sevilla, Spain., DE Nicolas J; Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Service, Virgen del Rocio University Hospital, Sevilla, Spain., Ucin A; Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Service, Virgen del Rocio University Hospital, Sevilla, Spain., Galvan A; Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Service, Virgen del Rocio University Hospital, Sevilla, Spain.
Jazyk:	angličtina
Zdroj:	Journal of rehabilitation medicine. Clinical communications [J Rehabil Med Clin Commun] 2023 Sep 13; Vol. 6, pp. 6573. Date of Electronic Publication: 2023 Sep 13 (Print Publication: 2023).
DOI:	10.2340/jrmcc.v6.6573
Abstrakt:	Objective: We evaluated the impact of Point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) in musculoskeletal consultations out of hospital using a Philips Lumify portable ultrasound device. We aimed to determine the impact of POCUS on the number of hospital referrals for injections as well as on the number of injections performed in consultation. Design: Retrospective case study comparing 2 periods: June to September 2021 (pre-POCUS) and November 2021 to February 2022 (POCUS). Statistical comparisons were performed using the χ 2 . In both periods, 21 medical consultations were performed. In the pre-POCUS period, 470 patients were assessed, with an average of 1.29 hospital referrals made per day of consultation for hospital injections and an average of 2.05 injections performed per day of medical consultation. In the POCUS period, 589 patients were assessed, with an average of 0.1 hospital referrals per day (-92.6%; p < 0.00001) and an average of 2.76 injections performed per day (+34.9%; p < 0.00001). The introduction of POCUS at our practice reduced the number of hospital referrals made for injections and increased the number of injections performed every day of consultation. Conclusion: This suggests that POCUS is of great clinical value in out-of-hospital musculoskeletal rehabilitation consultations. Competing Interests: The authors have no conflicts of interest to declare. (© Published by Medical Journals Sweden, on behalf of the Foundation for Rehabilitation Information.)
Databáze:	MEDLINE
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