1. Patient-Level, Institutional, and Temporal Variations in Use of Imaging Modalities to Confirm Pulmonary Embolism
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Ghazaleh Mehdipoor, David Jimenez, Laurent Bertoletti, Ángeles Fidalgo, Juan Francisco Sanchez Muñoz-Torrero, José Pedro Gonzalez-Martinez, Ángeles Blanco-Molina, Miguel Ángel Aibar, Pierre-Benoît Bonnefoy, Ramin Khorasani, Martin R. Prince, Behnood Bikdeli, Manuel Monreal, María Dolores Adarraga, María Agud, Pedro Azcarate-Agüero, Jesús Aibar, Joaquín Alfonso, Cristina Amado, Juan Ignacio Arcelus, Aitor Ballaz, Raquel Barba, Cristina Barbagelata, Manuel Barrón, Belén Barrón-Andrés, Ana María Camon, Inmaculada Cañas, Juan Criado, Cristina de Ancos, Javier de Miguel, Jorge del Toro, Pablo Demelo-Rodríguez, Carmen Díaz-Pedroche, José Antonio Díaz-Peromingo, Raquel Díaz-Simón, Javier Díez-Sierra, Irene Milagros Domínguez, José Carlos Escribano, Ana Isabel Farfán, Carmen Fernández-Capitán, José Luis Fernández-Reyes, Katia Flores, Carme Font, Llorenç Font, Iria Francisco, Cristina Gabara, Francisco Galeano-Valle, María Ángeles García, Ferran García-Bragado, María García-García, Aránzazu García-Raso, Olga Gavín-Blanco, Olga Gavín-Sebastián, María Carmen Gayol, Aída Gil-Díaz, Covadonga Gómez-Cuervo, Enric Grau, Javier Gutiérrez-Guisado, Luis Hernández-Blasco, Marina Iglesias, Luis Jara-Palomares, María Jesús Jaras, María Dolores Joya, Inés Jou, Beatriz Lacruz, Antonio Lalueza, Ramón Lecumberri, Jorge Lima, Pilar Llamas, José Luis Lobo, Luciano López-Jiménez, Patricia López-Miguel, Juan José López-Núñez, Raquel López-Reyes, Juan Bosco López-Sáez, Manuel Alejandro Lorente, Alicia Lorenzo, Mónica Loring, Marina Lumbierres, Olga Madridano, Ana Maestre, Pablo Javier Marchena, Miguel Martín-Fernández, Javier Miguel Martín-Guerra, Francisco Martín-Martos, Meritxel Mellado, María Isabel Mercado, Jorge Moisés, María del Valle Morales, Arturo Muñoz-Blanco, Diego Muñoz-Guglielmetti, José Antonio Nieto, Manuel Jesús Núñez, María Carmen Olivares, Clara Ortega-Michel, María Dolores Ortega-Recio, Jeisson Osorio, Remedios Otero, Diana Paredes, Pedro Parra, Virginia Parra, José María Pedrajas, Galadriel Pellejero, Cristina Pérez-Ductor, María Asunción Pérez-Jacoíste, David Pesántez, José Antonio Porras, José Portillo, Lluis Reig, Antoni Riera-Mestre, Agustina Rivas, Ana Rodríguez-Cobo, Irene Rodríguez-Galán, Consolación Rodríguez-Matute, Vladimir Rosa, Carmen María Rubio, Pedro Ruiz-Artacho, Nuria Ruiz-Giménez, Justo Ruiz-Ruiz, Pablo Ruiz-Sada, Paloma Ruiz-Torregrosa, Joan Carles Sahuquillo, Giorgina Salgueiro, Ángel Sampériz, Teresa Sancho, Silvia Soler, Susana Suárez, José María Suriñach, Gregorio Tiberio, María Isabel Torres, Carlos Tolosa, Javier Trujillo-Santos, Fernando Uresandi, Esther Usandizaga, Reina Valle, Jeronimo Ramón Vela, Gemma Vidal, Paula Villares, Carles Zamora, Paula Gutiérrez, Fernando Javier Vázquez, Thomas Vanassche, Christophe Vandenbriele, Peter Verhamme, Jana Hirmerova, Radovan Malý, Estuardo Salgado, Ilham Benzidia, Alessandra Bura-Riviere, Benjamin Crichi, Philippe Debourdeau, Dominique Farge-Bancel, Hélène Helfer, Isabelle Mahé, Farès Moustafa, Geraldine Poenou, Sebastian Schellong, Andrei Braester, Benjamin Brenner, Inna Tzoran, María Amitrano, Franca Bilora, Cristiano Bortoluzzi, Barbara Brandolin, Eugenio Bucherini, Maurizio Ciammaichella, Donatella Colaizzo, Francesco Dentali, Pierpaolo Di Micco, Eliana Giammarino, Elvira Grandone, Fabio Maggi, Sara Mangiacapra, Daniela Mastroiacovo, Rosa Maida, Federica Pace, Raffaele Pesavento, Fulvio Pomero, Paolo Prandoni, Roberto Quintavalla, Anna Rocci, Carmine Siniscalchi, Eros Tiraferri, Antonella Tufano, Adriana Visonà, Ngoc Vo Hong, Beniamino Zalunardo, Roberts V. Kalejs, Dana Kigitovica, Andris Skride, Melanie Ferreira, Jose Meireles, Abilio Reis, Marijan Bosevski, Gorjan Krstevski, Marija Zdraveska, Henri Bounameaux, Lucia Mazzolai, Joseph A. Caprini, Alfonso J. Tafur, Ido Weinberg, Hannah Wilkins, and Hanh My Bui
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Diagnostic Imaging ,Male ,medicine.medical_specialty ,pulmonary embolism ,Hospitals, Low-Volume ,Time Factors ,Computed Tomography Angiography ,Health Status ,Perfusion Imaging ,Comorbidity ,Imaging modalities ,Predictive Value of Tests ,Pregnancy ,medicine ,Humans ,Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and imaging ,angiography ,Prospective Studies ,Registries ,Healthcare Disparities ,Practice Patterns, Physicians' ,thrombosis ,Computed tomography angiography ,Aged ,Ultrasonography ,Aged, 80 and over ,Venous Thrombosis ,Modality (human–computer interaction) ,medicine.diagnostic_test ,business.industry ,Ventilation/perfusion scan ,Phlebography ,Venous Thromboembolism ,Middle Aged ,medicine.disease ,Thrombosis ,Pulmonary embolism ,Hospitalization ,ventilation-perfusion scan ,Angiography ,Female ,Radiology ,Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine ,business ,Pulmonary Embolism ,Hospitals, High-Volume ,Magnetic Resonance Angiography - Abstract
Background: The choice of the imaging modality for diagnosis of pulmonary embolism (PE) could be influenced by provider, patient or hospital characteristics, or over time. However, little is known about the choice of the diagnostic modalities in practice. The aim of this study was to evaluate the variations in the use of imaging modalities for patients with acute PE. Methods: Using the data from Registro Informatizado Enfermedad TromboEmbolica (RIETE), a prospective international registry of patients with venous thromboembolism (March 2001–January 2019), we explored the imaging modalities used in patients with acute PE. The imaging modalities included computed tomography pulmonary angiography, ventilation/perfusion scanning, pulmonary angiography, a combination of these tests, or PE signs and symptoms plus imaging-confirmed proximal deep vein thrombosis but no chest imaging. Results: Among 38 025 patients with confirmed PE (53.1% female, age: 67.3±17 years), computed tomography pulmonary angiography was the dominant modality of diagnosis in all RIETE enrollees (78.2% [99% CI, 77.6–78.7]); including pregnant patients (58.9% [99% CI, 47.7%–69.4%]) and patients with severe renal insufficiency (62.5% [99% CI, 59.9–65.0]). A greater proportion of patients underwent ventilation/perfusion scanning in larger hospitals compared with smaller hospitals (13.1% versus 7.3%, P P Conclusions: In a large multinational PE registry, variations were observed in the use of imaging modalities according to patient or institutional factors and over time. However, computed tomography pulmonary angiography was the dominant modality of diagnosis, even in pregnancy and severe renal insufficiency. The safety, costs, and downstream effects of these tests on PE-related and non-PE-related outcomes warrant further investigation.
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- 2020