Teleradiology as a relevant indicator of the impact of COVID-19 pandemic management on emergency room activities: a nationwide worrisome survey
| Autor: | Mylène Seux, Karim Tazarourte, Marine Cloux, Jean-François Bergerot, Stéphanie Gentile, Jordan Vatele, Bénédicte Devictor, Vivien Thomson, Nicolas Girouin, Nathan Banaste, G. Gorincour, Flavie Bratan |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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lcsh:Medical physics. Medical radiology. Nuclear medicine
medicine.medical_specialty Abdominal pain Teleradiology lcsh:R895-920 Population 030204 cardiovascular system & hematology 03 medical and health sciences Hospital 0302 clinical medicine Internal medicine medicine Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging 030212 general & internal medicine Renal colic education Neuroradiology education.field_of_study medicine.diagnostic_test business.industry Health services accessibility COVID-19 Interventional radiology medicine.disease Appendicitis Radiological weapon Original Article medicine.symptom business Emergency service |
| Zdroj: | Insights into Imaging, Vol 12, Iss 1, Pp 1-9 (2021) Insights into Imaging |
| ISSN: | 1869-4101 |
| Popis: | Objectives To evaluate the impact of COVID-19’s lockdown on radiological examinations in emergency services. Methods Retrospective, multicentre analysis of radiological examinations requested, via our teleradiology network, from 2017 to 2020 during two timeframes (calendar weeks 5–8 and then 12–15). We included CT scans or MRIs performed for strokes, multiple traumas (Body-CT), cranial traumas (CTr) and acute non-traumatic abdominal pain (ANTAP). We evaluated the number and percentages of examinations performed, of those with a pathological conclusion, and of examinations involving the chest. Results Our study included 25 centres in 2017, 29 in 2018, 43 in 2019 and 59 in 2020. From 2017 to 2019, the percentages of examinations were constant, which was also true for chest CTs. Each centre’s number of examinations, gender distribution and patient ages were unchanged. In 2020, examinations significantly decreased: suspected strokes decreased by 36% (1052 vs 675, p p p p p Conclusion Teleradiology enabled us to monitor the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic management on emergency activities, showing a global decrease in the population's use of care. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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