دورية أكاديمية
Frequency of Indications for Transthoracic Echocardiography (Tte) in Non-Cardiac Patients in Peshawar, Pakistan
| العنوان: | Frequency of Indications for Transthoracic Echocardiography (Tte) in Non-Cardiac Patients in Peshawar, Pakistan |
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| المؤلفون: | Mehr, Muhammad Tariq, Ishfaq, Muhammad |
| المصدر: | Journal of Gandhara Medical and Dental Science; Vol. 11 No. 2 (2024): JGMDS (April- June 2024); 3-6 ; 2618-1452 ; 2312-9433 |
| بيانات النشر: | Gandhara University Peshawar, Pakistan |
| سنة النشر: | 2024 |
| مصطلحات موضوعية: | Echocardiography, Transthoracic, Medical Ward, LV Systolic Function |
| جغرافية الموضوع: | Nil |
| الوصف: | OBJECTIVES This study aimed to find the frequency of indications for Transthoracic echocardiography and its impact on non-cardiac patient management in Peshawar, Pakistan. METHODOLOGY A cross-sectional study was conducted in Medical B Ward, Department of Internal Medicine at Hayatabad Medical Complex, Peshawar, Pakistan, over six months from July to 31st December 2020. A non-consecutive probability sampling technique was used. The sample size was calculated using an Openepi calculator, keeping 25.9 % as the frequency of requesting heart failure as an indication of echocardiography, 6.15 % as the confidence limit, and 95 % as a confidence interval. RESULTSA total of 195 patients were included in the study. The mean age of the patients was 483 years, with 59% females and 41% males. The major indication for TTE was assessing left ventricular systolic function in 146 (75%) patients and then finding the cause of the observed arrhythmias in 15 (7.5%) patients. A major proportion (95%) of the evaluated patients had no major change in the ongoing management plan following TTE. The working diagnosis in evaluated patients was changed by 12.7%, whereas new management plans were devised in only 4.9% of the cases. CONCLUSION Designing a randomized study to fully elaborate on the utility of TTE in patients admitted to acute medical wards while trying to address all confounding variables is an extremely difficult task. |
| نوع الوثيقة: | article in journal/newspaper |
| وصف الملف: | application/pdf |
| اللغة: | English |
| العلاقة: | http://jgmds.org.pk/index.php/JGMDS/article/view/577/351Test; http://jgmds.org.pk/index.php/JGMDS/article/view/577Test |
| DOI: | 10.37762/jgmds.11-2.577 |
| الإتاحة: | https://doi.org/10.37762/jgmds.11-2.577Test http://jgmds.org.pk/index.php/JGMDS/article/view/577Test |
| حقوق: | Copyright (c) 2024 Muhammad Tariq Mehr, Muhammad Ishfaq ; http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0Test |
| رقم الانضمام: | edsbas.F42E0537 |
| قاعدة البيانات: | BASE |
| DOI: | 10.37762/jgmds.11-2.577 |
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