Targeted neonatal echocardiography (TnECHO) service in a Canadian neonatal intensive care unit: a 4-year experience.
J Perinatol
; 33(9): 687-90, 2013 Sep.
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| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-23619373
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
To characterize the effect of a targeted neonatal echocardiography (TnECHO) program on decision making in a tertiary level unit. STUDYDESIGN:
Retrospective cohort study of neonates, admitted between September 2007 and April 2011. Details of the TnECHO, and the clinical decisions within 6 h of the consultation were recorded.RESULT:
A total of 199 infants underwent 512 echocardiograms with a median (interquartile range) of 2 (1 to 3) TnECHO studies per infant. The indications included assessment for patent ductus arteriosus (PDA; n=261, 51%), post-PDA ligation assessment (n=101, 19%), pulmonary hemodynamics (n=81, 16%), myocardial performance and systemic blood flow (n=52, 10%), and central venous catheter tip position (n=6, 1%). TnECHO consultation was followed by a change in clinical management in 212 cases (41%) and avoidance of a planned intervention in 112 cases (22%).CONCLUSION:
TnECHO may be a useful tool to guide clinical decisions in the neonatal intensive care unit setting. Well-planned prospective studies are needed to assess the impact of TnECHO on outcomes.
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Colección:
01-internacional
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Derivación y Consulta
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Cuidado Intensivo Neonatal
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Servicio de Cardiología en Hospital
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Conducto Arterioso Permeable
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Enfermedades del Prematuro
Tipo de estudio:
Observational_studies
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Prognostic_studies
Límite:
Female
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Humans
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Male
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Newborn
País/Región como asunto:
America do norte
Idioma:
En
Revista:
J Perinatol
Asunto de la revista:
PERINATOLOGIA
Año:
2013
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Irlanda