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Radiology Dictation Errors with COVID-19 Protective Equipment: Does Wearing a Surgical Mask Increase the Dictation Error Rate?

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العنوان: Radiology Dictation Errors with COVID-19 Protective Equipment: Does Wearing a Surgical Mask Increase the Dictation Error Rate?
المؤلفون: Femi-Abodunde, Abiola, Olinger, Kristen, Burke, Lauren M. B., Benefield, Thad, Lee, Ellie R., McGinty, Katrina, Mervak, Benjamin M.
المصدر: J Digit Imaging
بيانات النشر: Springer International Publishing
سنة النشر: 2021
مصطلحات موضوعية: Original Paper, psy, socio
الوصف: Our aim was to determine the effect of wearing a surgical mask on the number and type of dictation errors in unedited radiology reports. IRB review was waived for this prospective matched-pairs study in which no patient data was used. Model radiology reports (n = 40) simulated those typical for an academic medical center. Six randomized radiologists dictated using speech-recognition software with and without a surgical mask. Dictations were compared to model reports and errors were classified according to type and severity. A statistical model was used to demonstrate that error rates for all types of errors were greater when masks are worn compared to when they are not (unmasked: 21.7 ± 4.9 errors per 1000 words, masked: 27.1 ± 2.2 errors per 1000 words; adjusted p < 0.0001). A sensitivity analysis was performed, excluding a reader with a large number of errors. The sensitivity analysis found a similar difference in error rates for all types of errors, although significance was attenuated (unmasked: 16.9 ± 1.9 errors per 1000 words, masked: 20.1 ± 2.2 errors per 1000 words; adjusted p = 0.054). We conclude that wearing a mask results in a near-significant increase in the rate of dictation errors in unedited radiology reports created with speech-recognition, although this difference may be accentuated in some groups of radiologists. Additionally, we find that most errors are minor single incorrect words and are unlikely to result in a medically relevant misunderstanding.
نوع الوثيقة: text
اللغة: English
العلاقة: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8475440Test/
الإتاحة: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8475440Test/
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رقم الانضمام: edsbas.F1A88DCD
قاعدة البيانات: BASE