In a study of non-physician aeromedical crews performing cardiac ultrasound for cardiac activity and pericardial effusion, adequate exams were obtained in 86 of 91 cases (94.5%) [9].
The pilot period will evaluate the sonographer's ability to obtain adequate exams, the integration of the ultrasound team into the antenatal care clinic, the number of ultrasound exams possible, the effectiveness of the referral system, the ability of the referral hospitals to care for those referred, and the ability of the ultrasound team to collect and record accurate data.
"Acceptable Prep" indicates bowel preparation quality designated excellent; good; or fair, adequate exam.
Acceptable Bowel Prep indicates bowel preparation quality designated excellent; good; or fair, adequate exam.
Bowel preparations were defined as acceptable ("excellent," "good," or "fair, adequate exam") or unacceptable ("fair, exam compromised," or "poor").
The CORI database requires the assignment of bowel preparation quality in the report as follows: "excellent," "good," "fair, adequate exam," "fair, exam compromised," or "poor".
Overall, the quality of the bowel preparation was superior in the AM group as indicated by higher proportions of "excellent," and "good," and lower proportions of "fair, adequate exam," fair, exam compromised," and "poor".
Acceptable bowel preparations (excellent; good; fair, adequate exam) were observed in 94.5% of patients in the AM group versus 90.2% in the PM group (p < 0.001; OR 1.86, 95% CI 1.53 2.25) (Table 1).
IMPC patients without adequate lymph node exams may lack the prognostic data to see whether they fall into the category of four or more positive lymph nodes, although the multivariate analysis shows that tumour size, not degree of lymph node positivity, remains the most important independent predictor of survival.
Cardiac exams were adequate in 94% of cases, and the exam was 100% sensitive and specific for pericardial fluid.
The performance of these recommended 44 exams, with adequate surgical feedback, can take time depending on how many endometriosis surgeries are performed each week.
