Comparación de resultados cualitativos vs. cuantitativos de 99mTc-MDP SPECT en pacientes con sospecha clínica de hiperplasia condilar / Comparison of 99mTc-MDP SPECT qualitative vs quantitative results in patients with suspected condylar hyperplasia

Objetivo. Comparar el resultado de los informes cualitativos de la tomografía computarizada de emisión por fotón único (SPECT), con los resultados cuantitativos, calculados a partir del porcentaje de captación del radiofármaco 99mTc-MDP (metilendifosfonato), en cóndilos de pacientes con sospecha clínica de hiperplasia condilar. Materiales y método. Estudio retrospectivo, descriptivo realizado en 51 pacientes con impresión clínica de asimetría facial y sospecha de hiperplasia condilar, remitidos a un centro de medicina nuclear para realizarles gammagrafía ósea-SPECT por el especialista en ortodoncia y/o cirugía maxilofacial. Se obtuvieron los datos cuantitativos del porcentaje de captación del radiofármaco 99mTc-MDP en ambos cóndilos, y se compararon con el informe cualitativo generado por el médico nuclear en cada uno de los sujetos. Resultados. Se estableció la concordancia entre 51 informes cualitativos y sus resultados cuantitativos. Del total de la muestra, 32 eran mujeres (63%) y 19 hombres (37%). La edad de los pacientes estaba en un rango de 13-45 años (21±8 años). Según los informes cualitativos 19 pacientes fueron positivos para hiperplasia condilar derecha, 12 para izquierda, 8 bilaterales y 12 negativos. Según los resultados cuantitativos, 16 fueron positivos para hiperplasia condilar derecha, 10 izquierdos y 25 negativos. Conclusiones. Las imágenes de medicina nuclear son una importante herramienta diagnóstica, pero la interpretación cualitativa de la imagen no es tan confiable como la determinación cuantitativa. Los informes cualitativos concuerdan con los resultados cuantitativos de la prueba SPECT 99mTc-MDP, en un bajo porcentaje (39,2%, kappa=0,13; p>0,2). La principal limitación del método cuantitativo es que no registra casos de hiperplasia condilar bilateral (AU)

Objective. To compare qualitative vs quantitative results of Single Photon Emission Computerised Tomography (SPECT), calculated from percentage of 99mTc-MDP (methylene diphosphonate) uptake, in condyles of patients with a presumptive clinical diagnosis of condylar hyperplasia. Materials and method. A retrospective, descriptive study was conducted on the 99mTc-MDP SPECT bone scintigraphy reports from 51 patients, with clinical impression of facial asymmetry related to condylar hyperplasia referred by their specialist in orthodontics or maxillofacial surgery, to a nuclear medicine department in order to take this type of test. Quantitative data from 99mTc-MDP condylar uptake of each were obtained and compared with qualitative image interpretation reported by a nuclear medicine expert. Results. The concordances between the 51 qualitative and quantitative reports results was established. The total sample included 32 women (63%) and 19 men (37%). The patient age range was 13-45 years (21±8 years). According to qualitative reports, 19 patients were positive for right side condylar hyperplasia, 12 for left side condylar hyperplasia, with 8 bilateral, and 12 negative. The quantitative reports diagnosed 16 positives for right side condylar hyperplasia, 10 for left side condylar hyperplasia, and 25 negatives. Conclusions. Nuclear medicine images are an important diagnostic tool, but the qualitative interpretation of the images is not as reliable as the quantitative calculation. The agreement between the two types of report is low (39.2%, Kappa=0.13; P>.2). The main limitation of quantitative reports is that they do not register bilateral condylar hyperplasia cases (AU)

Comparison of 99mTc-MDP SPECT qualitative vs quantitative results in patients with suspected condylar hyperplasia. / Comparación de resultados cualitativos vs. cuantitativos de 99mTc-MDP SPECT en pacientes con sospecha clínica de hiperplasia condilar.

OBJECTIVE: To compare qualitative vs quantitative results of Single Photon Emission Computerised Tomography (SPECT), calculated from percentage of 99mTc-MDP (methylene diphosphonate) uptake, in condyles of patients with a presumptive clinical diagnosis of condylar hyperplasia. MATERIALS AND METHOD: A retrospective, descriptive study was conducted on the 99mTc-MDP SPECT bone scintigraphy reports from 51 patients, with clinical impression of facial asymmetry related to condylar hyperplasia referred by their specialist in orthodontics or maxillofacial surgery, to a nuclear medicine department in order to take this type of test. Quantitative data from 99mTc-MDP condylar uptake of each were obtained and compared with qualitative image interpretation reported by a nuclear medicine expert. RESULTS: The concordances between the 51 qualitative and quantitative reports results was established. The total sample included 32 women (63%) and 19 men (37%). The patient age range was 13-45 years (21±8 years). According to qualitative reports, 19 patients were positive for right side condylar hyperplasia, 12 for left side condylar hyperplasia, with 8 bilateral, and 12 negative. The quantitative reports diagnosed 16 positives for right side condylar hyperplasia, 10 for left side condylar hyperplasia, and 25 negatives. CONCLUSIONS: Nuclear medicine images are an important diagnostic tool, but the qualitative interpretation of the images is not as reliable as the quantitative calculation. The agreement between the two types of report is low (39.2%, Kappa=0.13; P>.2). The main limitation of quantitative reports is that they do not register bilateral condylar hyperplasia cases.

Impact of a multidimensional infection control strategy on catheter-associated urinary tract infection rates in the adult intensive care units of 15 developing countries: findings of the International Nosocomial Infection Control Consortium (INICC).

PURPOSE: We aimed to evaluate the impact of a multidimensional infection control strategy for the reduction of the incidence of catheter-associated urinary tract infection (CAUTI) in patients hospitalized in adult intensive care units (AICUs) of hospitals which are members of the International Nosocomial Infection Control Consortium (INICC), from 40 cities of 15 developing countries: Argentina, Brazil, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, India, Lebanon, Macedonia, Mexico, Morocco, Panama, Peru, Philippines, and Turkey. METHODS: We conducted a prospective before-after surveillance study of CAUTI rates on 56,429 patients hospitalized in 57 AICUs, during 360,667 bed-days. The study was divided into the baseline period (Phase 1) and the intervention period (Phase 2). In Phase 1, active surveillance was performed. In Phase 2, we implemented a multidimensional infection control approach that included: (1) a bundle of preventive measures, (2) education, (3) outcome surveillance, (4) process surveillance, (5) feedback of CAUTI rates, and (6) feedback of performance. The rates of CAUTI obtained in Phase 1 were compared with the rates obtained in Phase 2, after interventions were implemented. RESULTS: We recorded 253,122 urinary catheter (UC)-days: 30,390 in Phase 1 and 222,732 in Phase 2. In Phase 1, before the intervention, the CAUTI rate was 7.86 per 1,000 UC-days, and in Phase 2, after intervention, the rate of CAUTI decreased to 4.95 per 1,000 UC-days [relative risk (RR) 0.63 (95% confidence interval [CI] 0.55-0.72)], showing a 37% rate reduction. CONCLUSIONS: Our study showed that the implementation of a multidimensional infection control strategy is associated with a significant reduction in the CAUTI rate in AICUs from developing countries.