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Gustavo Gonçalves Arliani1, Juliana Munhoz Vergara1, Isaias Duarte Mesquita Júnior1, Victor Otávio Oliveira1, Paulo Henrique Schmidt Lara1, Gabriel Ferraz Ferreira1.
Abstract
Objective To develop an evidence-based protocol to guide magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) requests in elderly patients with suspected knee osteoarthrosis and to evaluate its effectiveness after implementation. Methods The institutional protocol was developed after reviewing the literature during the first semester of 2018. The control group was defined as patients cared for in the first semester of 2018, before the implementation/dissemination of the institutional protocol, and the study group was composed by patients cared for during the second semester of 2018 after the standardization of MRI requests for suspected knee osteoarthrosis. Results Our sample included 826 patients undergoing knee MRI, with a mean age of 69.3 years. Protocol implementation decreased MRI requests and increased radiograph requests ( p < 0.001). After the implementation of the protocol, the MRI changed the diagnosis or treatment in only 11.2% of the cases. Conclusion Protocol implementation resulted in a 47.5% reduction in the number of requests for knee MRI, with most (89%) patients with alteration in diagnosis or treatment. Level of evidence: case-control study (IIIB). Sociedade Brasileira de Ortopedia e Traumatologia. This is an open access article published by Thieme under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonDerivative-NonCommercial License, permitting copying and reproduction so long as the original work is given appropriate credit. Contents may not be used for commecial purposes, or adapted, remixed, transformed or built upon. ( https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ ).Entities:
Keywords: clinical protocols; magnetic resonance imaging; osteoarthritis, knee
Year: 2021 PMID: 35785128 PMCID: PMC9246541 DOI: 10.1055/s-0040-1722576
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Rev Bras Ortop (Sao Paulo) ISSN: 0102-3616
Fig. 1Age density of the total sample.
Characteristics of the patients included in the study
| Characteristic | Before the protocol | After the protocol | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age | 69.3 (7.6)* | 69.4 (7.9)* | 0.62 |
| Gender | Female = 73.7% | Female = 69.1% | 0.34 |
| Dominant side | Right = 50.5% | Right = 44.7% | 0.22 |
| Was a radiograph requested before the magnetic resonance imaging scan? | Yes = 23.9% | Yes = 47.1% | |
| Did the magnetic resonance imaging scan change the conduct or diagnosis? | Yes = 13.8% | Yes = 11.2% | 0.30 |
Source: Data from the Orthopedics and Traumatology Department, Instituto Prevent Senior, São Paulo, Brazil.
Note: *Mean and standard deviation.
Fig. 2Number of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scans requested for the study and control groups.
Fig. 3Number of radiographs requested prior to the MRI requests for the study and control groups.
Fig. 1Densidade da idade ao longo da amostra total.
Características dos pacientes incluídos no estudo
| Característica | Antes do protocolo | Após o protocolo |
Valor de
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Idade | 69,3 (7,6)* | 69,4 (7,9)* | 0,62 |
| Sexo | Feminino = 73,7% | Feminino = 69,1% | 0,34 |
| Lateralidade | Direito = 50,5% | Direito = 44,7% | 0,22 |
| A radiografia foi solicitada previamente à ressonância magnética ? | Sim = 23,9% | Sim = 47,1% | |
| O exame de ressonância magnética alterou a conduta ou o diagnóstico ? | Sim = 13,8% | Sim = 11,2% | 0,30 |
Fonte: Dados do Departamento de Ortopedia e Traumatologia, Instituto Prevent Senior, São Paulo, Brasil.
Nota: *Média e desvio padrão.
Fig. 2Número de ressonâncias magnéticas (RMs) solicitadas nos grupos de estudo e de controle.
Fig. 3Número de radiografias solicitadas previamente ao pedido de RM nos grupos de estudo e de controle.