The Performance Time of Pediatric Echocardiography in Ramathibodi Hospital

Authors

  • Uthen Bunmee Division of Cardiology, Department of Pediatric, Faculty of Medicine, Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand

Keywords:

Performance time, Pediatric, Echocardiography

Abstract

Background: The duration of performance time echocardiographic examination affect the ability to support the amount of patients per day, There was a few study.

Objective: Compare and studytime required to perform echocardiographic examination

Material and Method: Retrospective study, All 200 patients (Simple cardiac disease, complexcardiac disease, New patient, Oldpatient), 1 day for age to 14 years old. Calculated echocardiography duration from time in first echo picture and last picture. Compared duration time by Mann-Whitney test.

Result: Found average time of echocardiography was less than 30 minutes (77%), The complex heart disease was spent time more than simple case (27.4 +1.8 vs 17.8 +0.05 minutes, P-value < 0.05). New patient of complex heart disease was spent time more than old patient (33.7 +2.84 vs 21.1 +1.84 minutes, P-value < 0.05) and only 6% of the new patients was spent time more than 1 hour.

Conclusion: Average time of echocardiography was 30 minutes; the complex heart disease was spent time more than simple case. New patient of complex heart disease was spent time more than old patient.

Keyword: Performance time, Pediatric, Echocardiography

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Published

2022-06-30

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Bunmee U. The Performance Time of Pediatric Echocardiography in Ramathibodi Hospital . MNST Med J [internet]. 2022 Jun. 30 [cited 2026 Jan. 17];6(1):102-9. available from: https://he01.tci-thaijo.org/index.php/MNSTMedJ/article/view/257255