Echocardiography
Conditions
Keywords
Transthoracic echocardiography, Transesophageal echocardiography, Report
Brief summary
This observational study aims to improve the accuracy of the report of the echocardiographic study, making it more consistent with the current international guidelines and reducing the diagnostic mistakes in patients undergoing clinically -indicated echocardiography. The main questions it aims to answer are: * can the addition of automated diagnostic algorithms help to improve the overall accuracy of the echocardiographic report?
Interventions
DEVICECOMPACS
We will modify the current version of the COMPACS software package to implement several guideline-derived algorithms to help the clinician to reduce diagnostic errors and increase the adherence to current guidelines
Sponsors
Medimatic S.R.L., Genova, Italy
Istituto Auxologico Italiano
Study design
Observational model
OTHER
Time perspective
CROSS_SECTIONAL
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Inclusion criteria
* Having undergone a clinically-indicated echocardiographic study
Exclusion criteria
* Denial of the consensus to use individual clinical data for research purposes
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Inconsistencies between quantitative and qualitative parameters in the report | During analysis of echocardiographic data | Number of inconsistencies between quantitative and qualitative parameters in the report |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Inconsistencies between the clinical diagnosis and clinical guidelines | During analysis of echocardiographic data | Number of inconsistent clinical diagnoses in the report and indications included in current guidelines |
Countries
Italy
Contacts
Primary ContactLuigi Badano, MD, Ph.D.
Backup ContactMichele Tomaselli, M.D.
Outcome results
None listed