Publication: Factors influencing preoperative chest radiography request for elective endoscopic procedures among medical personnel
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2020-11-01
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19326203
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Mahidol University
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PLoS ONE. Vol.15, No.11 November (2020)
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Pawit Somnuke, Rachaneekorn Ramlee, Waratchaya Ratanapaiboon, Passorn Thommaaksorn, Cherdsak Iramaneerat, Somsit Duangekanong, Arunotai Siriussawakul Factors influencing preoperative chest radiography request for elective endoscopic procedures among medical personnel. PLoS ONE. Vol.15, No.11 November (2020). doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0242140 Retrieved from: https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/20.500.14594/60354
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Factors influencing preoperative chest radiography request for elective endoscopic procedures among medical personnel
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Copyright: © 2020 Somnuke et al. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited. Background Chest radiography is not routinely recommended before elective endoscopies. A high incidence of perioperative chest radiography requests was observed at our institution. This study aims to investigate factors influencing preoperative chest radiography request for patients undergoing elective gastrointestinal (GI) endoscopies. Methods This cross-sectional clinical study recruited 264 participants from different medical specialties who were responsible for preoperative endoscopic chest x-ray (CXR) ordering including anesthesiologists, surgeons and gastroenterologists. They completed questionnaires exploring their general knowledge and attitudes about preoperative chest radiography. Demographic characteristic of the participants affecting the knowledge on preoperative chest radiography was determined. A Structural Equation Model (SEM) was constructed from validated conceptual framework to find causal relationships between hypothesized factors and intention for preoperative endoscopic chest radiography request. Statistical analyses were performed using the SPSS software version 18.0 and Analysis of Moment Structures (AMOS) version 18.0. Results The questionnaire response rate was 53.79%. Baseline general knowledge on preoperative chest radiography of the participants was comparable. The SEM results showed unsupported relationship between hypothesized factors and the intention for preprocedural GI endoscopic CXR request (p < 0.1). Conclusions General knowledge of medical personnel on tuberculosis needs improvement. To rectify the unnecessary chest radiography request before elective GI endoscopic procedures, awareness of the patients’ health conditions, adherence to the hospital’s policy and realizing of possible patient-related mishaps are not the determinants for preprocedural endoscopic chest radiography request. Future works are required to explore other alternative factors involved for reducing chest radiography requests which are not indicated.