Direct access from general practice to transvaginal ultrasound for early detection of ovarian cancer: a feasibility study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To investigate the feasibility of providing general practitioners (GPs) direct and fast referral access to transvaginal ultrasound (TVUS).

Design

A prospective cohort study.

Setting

A total of 232 Danish general practices in parts of the Central Denmark Region.

Subjects

Women aged ≥40 years who consulted their GP for vague and non-specific symptoms (n = 479).

Main outcome measures

The feasibility assessment included the GPs' referral rate, indications for referral, management of test results, and findings from TVUS.

Results

A total of 479 women were referred to TVUS. The examinations revealed abnormalities in 104 (21.7%) women. Additional investigations were needed in 68 (14.2%) women of whom seven (1.5%) underwent major surgery.

SUBMITTER: Ladegaard Baun ML 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8293964 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature