紧急医生性别和头部计算机断层扫描为老年人下跌的订单
Rhys Kraft1, Mathew Mercuri2,3,4, Natasha Clayton5,6
1Department of Biomedical and Molecular Sciences, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada.
概括
医生的性别没有显著影响到对老年患者进行头部计算机断层扫描 (CT) 扫描的决定. 该研究发现,医生性别与诊断这些患者内出血之间没有联系.
科学领域:
- 紧急医疗 紧急医疗
- 放射学 放射学是一门学科.
- 医疗保健服务研究 医疗服务研究
背景情况:
- 计算机断层扫描 (CT) 扫描利用的医生变化被记录在案.
- 医生性别和临床实践模式之间的关系,特别是老年人摔倒后的头部CT订单,尚不清楚.
研究的目的:
- 调查治疗医生的性别与对老年急诊室患者进行头部CT扫描的决定之间的关联.
- 为了检查医生性别是否影响诊断临床上显著的内出血在这个患者群体.
主要方法:
- 一项前性观察队列研究的二次分析,涉及加拿大和美国的11个急救部门.
- 纳入标准:65岁及以上的患者在跌倒后提交给ED.
- 统计分析:分层后勤回归以评估医生性别与头部CT订单之间的关联,以及对内出血的诊断.
主要成果:
- 总共有3663名患者和256名医生被纳入初级分析.
- 调整后的分析显示,女性和男性医生之间的头部CT订单没有显著差异 (OR 1.26,95% CI 0.98-1.61).
- 在接受头部CT的2294名患者中,医生的性别与临床重要内出血的诊断无关.
结论:
- 没有发现医生性别和决定为老年急诊患者订购头部CT扫描的决定之间有任何显著的关联.
- 在接受头部CT扫描的患者中,医生的性别与临床重要内出血的诊断没有相关性.
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