Appropriateness of knee MRI prescriptions: clinical, economic and technical issues
| Autor: | Stefano Canitano, Flora Desiderio, Nicola Salducca, F. M. Solivetti, Isabella Sperduti, Placido Romeo, Antonino Guerrisi, G. Capodieci, Dario Graceffa |
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| Rok vydání: | 2015 |
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Adult
Male medicine.medical_specialty Adolescent Knee Joint 030218 nuclear medicine & medical imaging 03 medical and health sciences Young Adult 0302 clinical medicine Knee mri Surveys and Questionnaires medicine Humans Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging 030212 general & internal medicine Medical prescription Neuroradiology Aged Retrospective Studies medicine.diagnostic_test business.industry Interventional radiology Magnetic resonance imaging Retrospective cohort study General Medicine Middle Aged Inappropriate Prescriptions Magnetic Resonance Imaging Prescriptions Physical therapy Female Joint Diseases business |
| Zdroj: | La Radiologia medica. 121(4) |
| ISSN: | 1826-6983 |
| Popis: | Many studies show that a large portion of medical prescriptions for diagnostic examinations may be not useful for patient’s management or unnecessary. Rapid technological advancement has made it possible for magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) to be increasingly used all over the world, particularly for musculoskeletal disorders. The aim of this study was to assess the appropriateness of the knee MRI prescriptions. A panel of experts found standard clinical practice guidelines in the management of knee disorders. Secondly, the finalized set of guidelines chosen was compared with the data of 400 patients who underwent previous knee MRIs, which were then reported in a specific questionnaire prepared by the authors. The rate of appropriateness of knee MRI prescriptions was then calculated. Almost 21 % of prescriptions were totally inappropriate, 18.8 % were uncertain, and 60.2 % could be considered totally appropriate. The most frequent prescription indication was for meniscal disorders that account for 26.8 % of the total indications. Our results demonstrate that approximately 40 % of the total prescriptions were totally inappropriate or uncertain and that most of these were made by general practitioners. In light of these results, the economic impact of inappropriate prescriptions on the Italian healthcare system has to be seriously considered. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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