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Using 2-mSv Appendiceal CT in Usual Practice for Adolescents and Young Adults: Willingness Survey of 579 Radiologists, Emergency Physicians, and Surgeons from 20 Hospitals
Korean Journal of Radiology ; : 68-76, 2020.
Article in English | WPRIM | ID: wpr-782168
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE: To survey care providers' willingness to use 2-mSv computed tomography (CT) in their usual practice for adolescents and young adults with suspected appendicitis.MATERIALS AND

METHODS:

An ethical committee approved this prospective study. We introduced 2-mSv CT in 20 hospitals through a pragmatic clinical trial. At the final phase of the trial, we invited 698 potentially-involved care providers in the survey regarding their willingness to use 2-mSv CT. Multivariable logistic regression analyses were performed to identify factors associated with willingness. Nine months after the completion of the trial patient recruitment, we surveyed whether the hospitals were using 2-mSv CT in usual practice.

RESULTS:

The analyses included responses from 579 participants (203 attendings and 376 trainees; 221 radiologists, 196 emergency physicians, and 162 surgeons). Regarding the willingness to immediately change their standard practice to 2-mSv CT, 158 (27.3%), 375 (64.8%), and 46 (7.9%) participants responded as “yes” (consistently), “partly” (selectively), and “no”, respectively. Willingness varied considerably across the hospitals, but only slightly across the participants' departments or job titles. Willingness was significantly associated with attendings (p = 0.004), intention to maintain the dedicated appendiceal CT protocol (p < 0.001), belief in compelling evidence on the carcinogenic risk of conventional-dose CT radiation (p = 0.028), and hospitals having more than 1000 beds (p = 0.031). Fourteen of the 20 hospitals kept using 2-mSv appendiceal CT in usual practice after the trial.

CONCLUSION:

Despite the extensive efforts over the years of this clinical trial, many care providers were willing to use 2-mSv CT selectively or not willing to use.
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Full text: Available Index: WPRIM (Western Pacific) Main subject: Appendicitis / Radiation Dosage / Logistic Models / Prospective Studies / Surveys and Questionnaires / Patient Selection / Intention / Emergencies / Pragmatic Clinical Trial / Surgeons Type of study: Controlled clinical trial / Practice guideline / Observational study / Prognostic study / Risk factors Limits: Adolescent / Humans Language: English Journal: Korean Journal of Radiology Year: 2020 Type: Article

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Full text: Available Index: WPRIM (Western Pacific) Main subject: Appendicitis / Radiation Dosage / Logistic Models / Prospective Studies / Surveys and Questionnaires / Patient Selection / Intention / Emergencies / Pragmatic Clinical Trial / Surgeons Type of study: Controlled clinical trial / Practice guideline / Observational study / Prognostic study / Risk factors Limits: Adolescent / Humans Language: English Journal: Korean Journal of Radiology Year: 2020 Type: Article