Questionnaire-based study showed that neonatal chest radiographs could be reliably interpreted using the WhatsApp messaging application
| Autor: | Benjamin Z. Koplewitz, Smadar Eventov-Friedman, Itai Gross, Yshia Langer, Wiessam Abu Ahmad, Yehonatan Pasternak |
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| Rok vydání: | 2017 |
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medicine.medical_specialty Neonatal intensive care unit Radiography Washout period 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Disease severity Neonatologists 030225 pediatrics Surveys and Questionnaires Image Interpretation Computer-Assisted medicine Humans 030212 general & internal medicine Israel Retrospective Studies Academic Medical Centers medicine.diagnostic_test Umbilical line business.industry Information Dissemination Infant Newborn Internship and Residency General Medicine Mobile Applications Pediatrics Perinatology and Child Health Physical therapy Female Radiography Thoracic Smartphone Chest radiograph business |
| Zdroj: | Acta paediatrica (Oslo, Norway : 1992). 108(1) |
| ISSN: | 1651-2227 |
| Popis: | Aim We surveyed whether clinicians used the WhatsApp messaging application to view neonatal chest radiographs and asked a sub-sample to compare them with computer screen viewings. Methods The study was conducted at three university-affiliated medical centres in Israel from June-December 2016. Questionnaires on using smartphones for professional purposes were completed by 68/71 paediatric residents and 20/28 neonatologists. In addition, 11 neonatologists viewed 20 chest radiographs on a computer screen followed by a smartphone and 10 viewed the same radiographs in the opposite order, separated by a washout period of 2 months. After another 2 months, five from each group viewed the same radiographs on a computer screen. Different interpretations between viewing modes were assessed. Results Most respondents used WhatsApp to send chest radiographs for consultation: 82% of the paediatric residents and 80% of the neonatologists. The mean number of inconsistencies in diagnosis was 3.7/20 between two computer views and 2.9/20 between computer and smartphone views (p = 0.88) and the disease severity means were 3.7/20 and 2.85/20, respectively (p = 0.94). Neonatologists using WhatsApp only determined umbilical line placement in 80% of cases. Conclusion WhatsApp was reliable for preliminary interpretation of neonatal chest radiographs, but caution was needed when assessing umbilical lines. |
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