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A Multicenter Survey on the Trend of Chest CT Scan Utilization: Tracing the First Footsteps of COVID-19 in Iran |pdf=|usr=}}{{33220698}} gab.com Text A Multicenter Survey on the Trend of Chest CT Scan Utilization: Tracing the First Footsteps of COVID-19 in Iran JO: Arch Iran Med http://www.kidney.de/pget.php?&tw=1&pmid=33220698 #FOAvip BACKGROUND: Chest computed tomography (CT) scan has been used widely to diagnose COVID-19 in Iran. OBJECTIVES: To trace the footsteps of COVID-19 in Iran by exploring the trend in using chest CT scans and its economic impact on radiology departments. Methods: In this cross-sectional study, the number of imaging examinations from 33 tertiary radiology departments in 9 large cities of Iran was collected from September 23, 2019 to March 20, 2020 (Months 1 to 6) and the corresponding months in 2018-2019. RESULTS: A 50.2% increase was noted in the chest CT scan utilization in 2019-2020 compared to 2018-2019. This increase was +15%, +15%, +27%, +2%, +1% in Months 1-5 of 2019-2020, respectively. In Month 6 of 2019-2020, a 251% increase in the acquisition of chest CT scans was observed compared to the Month 6 of 2018-2019. Following negative balance of revenue from Month 1 to 5 with respect to the inflation rate, the total income in Month 6 was further 1.5% less than the same Month in 2018-19. CONCLUSION: The observed peak in chest CT utilization in Month 3 prior to the surge in Month 6 could be explained by the seasonal influenza. However, unawareness about an emerging viral disease, i.e. COVID-19, might have underutilized chest CT in Months 4 and 5 before the official announcement in Month 6. The unbalanced increase in the workload of radiology departments in the shortage of cardiothoracic radiologists with the simultaneous decrease in income initiated a vicious cycle that worsened the economic repercussions of the pandemic. Twit Text FOAVip A Multicenter Survey on the Trend of Chest CT Scan Utilization: Tracing the First Footsteps of COVID-19 in Iran ????Arch Iran Med http://www.kidney.de/pget.php?&tw=1&pmid=33220698 #FOAvip Twit Text # Free Paper on # # # # # LINK http://www.kidney.de/pget.php?&tw=1&pmid=33220698 #FOAvip English Wikipedia <ref>{{Cite pmid|33220698}}</ref> A Multicenter Survey on the Trend of Chest CT Scan Utilization: Tracing the First Footsteps of COVID-19 in Iran #MMPMID33220698 Radmard AR; Gholamrezanezhad A; Montazeri SA; Kasaeian A; Nematollahy N; Molaee Langrudi R; Javad Rashid R; Dehghan A; Hekmatnia A; Shakourirad A; Pezeshki Rad M; Nafisi Moghadam R; Sharifian H; Enhesari A; Aalinezhad M; Jamalipour Soufi G; Shakibafard A; Mohammadzadeh M; Jalli R; Bakhshayeshkaram M; Faghihi Langroudi T; Raoufi M; Abrishami A; Dehghan P; Bahrami-Motlagh H; Hashemi H; Sanei Taheri M Arch Iran Med 2020[Nov]; 23 (11): 787-793 PMID33220698show ga BACKGROUND: Chest computed tomography (CT) scan has been used widely to diagnose COVID-19 in Iran. OBJECTIVES: To trace the footsteps of COVID-19 in Iran by exploring the trend in using chest CT scans and its economic impact on radiology departments. Methods: In this cross-sectional study, the number of imaging examinations from 33 tertiary radiology departments in 9 large cities of Iran was collected from September 23, 2019 to March 20, 2020 (Months 1 to 6) and the corresponding months in 2018-2019. RESULTS: A 50.2% increase was noted in the chest CT scan utilization in 2019-2020 compared to 2018-2019. This increase was +15%, +15%, +27%, +2%, +1% in Months 1-5 of 2019-2020, respectively. In Month 6 of 2019-2020, a 251% increase in the acquisition of chest CT scans was observed compared to the Month 6 of 2018-2019. Following negative balance of revenue from Month 1 to 5 with respect to the inflation rate, the total income in Month 6 was further 1.5% less than the same Month in 2018-19. CONCLUSION: The observed peak in chest CT utilization in Month 3 prior to the surge in Month 6 could be explained by the seasonal influenza. However, unawareness about an emerging viral disease, i.e. COVID-19, might have underutilized chest CT in Months 4 and 5 before the official announcement in Month 6. The unbalanced increase in the workload of radiology departments in the shortage of cardiothoracic radiologists with the simultaneous decrease in income initiated a vicious cycle that worsened the economic repercussions of the pandemic. |COVID-19/diagnostic imaging[MESH] |Cross-Sectional Studies[MESH] |Hospitals/statistics & numerical data[MESH] |Humans[MESH] |Iran[MESH] |Pandemics/economics[MESH] |Radiologists/supply & distribution[MESH] |Radiology Department, Hospital/*economics/statistics & numerical data[MESH] |SARS-CoV-2[MESH] |Surveys and Questionnaires[MESH] |Thorax/*diagnostic imaging[MESH]A Multicenter Survey on the Trend of Chest CT Scan Utilization: Tracin(epmc).pdf DeepDyve Pubget Overpricing