Drivers of Thyroid Ultrasound Use: A Retrospective Observational Study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Excessive use of thyroid ultrasound (TUS) contributes to the overdiagnosis of thyroid nodules and thyroid cancer. In this study, we evaluated drivers of and clinical trajectories following TUS orders.

Methods

We conducted a retrospective review of 500 adult patients who underwent an initial TUS between 2015 and 2017 at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, MN. A framework was employed to classify the indication for TUS, and it was characterized as inappropriate when ordered without a guideline-based indication. Medical records were reviewed for up to 12 months following the TUS, and clinical outcomes were evaluated.

Results

The mean age mean age (SD) was 53.6 years (16.6), 63.8% female, and 86.6% white. TUS orders were triggered by incidental findings on unrelated imagi

SUBMITTER: Soto Jacome C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10843084 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature