Diagnostic accuracy of non-radiologist performed ultrasound for abdominal aortic aneurysm: systematic review and meta-analysis.
Int J Clin Pract
; 68(9): 1122-9, 2014 Sep.
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ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
Ultrasonography is increasingly used by clinicians to identify abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAA). We performed a systematic review and meta-analysis comparing the accuracy of non-radiologist performed ultrasound (NRPUS) for AAA disease to the 'gold standard' of radiologist performed aortic imaging (RPI), intra-operative findings or postmortem findings.METHODS:
Cochrane Library, MEDLINE, EMBASE, SCOPUS-V.4, trial registries, conference proceedings, and article reference lists were searched to identify studies comparing NRPUS with RPI as the reference standard. Data abstracted from eligible studies was used to generate 2 × 2 contingency tables allowing calculation of pooled sensitivity and specificity values.RESULTS:
11 studies (944 patients) evaluated NRPUS for AAA detection. NRPUS had a pooled sensitivity of 0.975 [95% confidence interval (CI), 0.942-0.992] for AAA detection and a pooled specificity of 0.989 (95% CI, 0.979-0.995).CONCLUSIONS:
Non-radiologist performed ultrasound achieves acceptable sensitivity and specificity for both detection and measurement of AAA. There was no evidence of significant heterogeneity with respect to pooled sensitivity or specificity.
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Assunto principal:
Papel do Médico
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Radiologia
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Aneurisma da Aorta Abdominal
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Sistemas Automatizados de Assistência Junto ao Leito
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Systematic_reviews
Limite:
Humans
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
2014
Tipo de documento:
Article