Economical aspect of PET/CT – Guided diagnosis of suspected infective endocarditis in a patient with implantable cardioverter-defibrillator

Abstract We present a case report of potential reduction of hospitalization costs due to utilization of PET/CT in a diagnostic work-up of a patient with an implantable cardioverter-defibrillator and suspicion of infective endocarditis. The PET/CT scan would have shorten hospital stay, prevented clin...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Heart & lung 2014-07, Vol.43 (4), p.341-343
Hauptverfasser:	Farkowski, Michal M., MD, Milkowski, Maciej, MA, Dziuk, Mirosław, MD, PhD, Pytkowski, Mariusz, MD, PhD, Marciniak, Marta, MD, Kraska, Alicja, MD, Szwed, Hanna, MD, PhD, Sterlinski, Maciej, MD, PhD
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Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Aged Cardiac implantable electronic device Cardiology Cardiovascular Cardiovascular disease Cost Cost reduction Cost Savings Critical Care Defibrillators Defibrillators, Implantable - adverse effects Defibrillators, Implantable - economics Endocarditis - diagnosis Endocarditis - etiology Health care expenditures Humans Infective endocarditis Length of Stay - economics Male PET CT Positron-Emission Tomography - economics Pulmonary/Respiratory Tomography Tomography, X-Ray Computed - economics Transplants & implants
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Zusammenfassung:	Abstract We present a case report of potential reduction of hospitalization costs due to utilization of PET/CT in a diagnostic work-up of a patient with an implantable cardioverter-defibrillator and suspicion of infective endocarditis. The PET/CT scan would have shorten hospital stay, prevented clinical complications and reduced the cost of hospitalization by 45%.
ISSN:	0147-9563 1527-3288
DOI:	10.1016/j.hrtlng.2014.04.002