Immersion ultrasonography improves the repeatability of cephalic vein diameter measurements for inexperienced operators
Objective To reduce the empirical dependence of ultrasound measurement of the cephalic vein diameter, improve the repeatability of measurements for inexperienced operators, and provide a new method for inexperienced operators.Methods Operators without ultrasound experience used contact ultrasound an...
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| description | Objective To reduce the empirical dependence of ultrasound measurement of the cephalic vein diameter, improve the repeatability of measurements for inexperienced operators, and provide a new method for inexperienced operators.Methods Operators without ultrasound experience used contact ultrasound and immersion ultrasound to measure the diameter of the cephalic vein. The intraobserver and interobserver repeatability of measurements obtained via the two methods were analyzed.Results The intraobserver and interobserver repeatability of the cephalic vein diameter measured via contact ultrasound by inexperienced operators were average, with intraclass correlation coefficients (ICCs) of 0.572 (95% CI: 0.239–0.759) and 0.405 (95% CI: −0.057–0.666), respectively. The intraobserver and interobserver reproducibility of the cephalic vein diameter measured by immersion ultrasound were very good, with ICCs of 0.955 (95% CI: 0.922–0.975) and 0.943 (95% CI: 0.900–0.967), respectively. In the Bland–Altman diagram of the intraobserver and interobserver agreement of the immersion ultrasound measurements of the cephalic vein diameter, 96% of the points fell within the 95% limits of agreement.Conclusion Immersion ultrasonography can be used to measure the cephalic vein diameter while reducing the dependence of the results on operator experience; inexperienced operators can achieve very good repeatability. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-d3aed59041934e7586b607998d64dfe32022-12-22T02:35:25ZengTaylor & Francis GroupRenal Failure0886-022X1525-60492022-12-014411634163910.1080/0886022X.2022.2131573Immersion ultrasonography improves the repeatability of cephalic vein diameter measurements for inexperienced operatorsZhijun Zhang0Shu He1Hui Wang2Yu Zhong3Hairong Zou4Xuan Gao5Department of Ultrasound, University-Town Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, ChinaChongqing Renji Hospital, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chongqing, ChinaDepartment of Ultrasound, University-Town Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, ChinaDepartment of Ultrasound, University-Town Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, ChinaDepartment of Ultrasound, University-Town Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, ChinaDepartment of Ultrasound, University-Town Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, ChinaObjective To reduce the empirical dependence of ultrasound measurement of the cephalic vein diameter, improve the repeatability of measurements for inexperienced operators, and provide a new method for inexperienced operators.Methods Operators without ultrasound experience used contact ultrasound and immersion ultrasound to measure the diameter of the cephalic vein. The intraobserver and interobserver repeatability of measurements obtained via the two methods were analyzed.Results The intraobserver and interobserver repeatability of the cephalic vein diameter measured via contact ultrasound by inexperienced operators were average, with intraclass correlation coefficients (ICCs) of 0.572 (95% CI: 0.239–0.759) and 0.405 (95% CI: −0.057–0.666), respectively. The intraobserver and interobserver reproducibility of the cephalic vein diameter measured by immersion ultrasound were very good, with ICCs of 0.955 (95% CI: 0.922–0.975) and 0.943 (95% CI: 0.900–0.967), respectively. In the Bland–Altman diagram of the intraobserver and interobserver agreement of the immersion ultrasound measurements of the cephalic vein diameter, 96% of the points fell within the 95% limits of agreement.Conclusion Immersion ultrasonography can be used to measure the cephalic vein diameter while reducing the dependence of the results on operator experience; inexperienced operators can achieve very good repeatability.https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/0886022X.2022.2131573Immersion ultrasonographycephalic veinrepeatabilitynephrology trainingultrasound trainingprocedure training |
| spellingShingle | Zhijun Zhang Shu He Hui Wang Yu Zhong Hairong Zou Xuan Gao Immersion ultrasonography improves the repeatability of cephalic vein diameter measurements for inexperienced operators Renal Failure Immersion ultrasonography cephalic vein repeatability nephrology training ultrasound training procedure training |
| title | Immersion ultrasonography improves the repeatability of cephalic vein diameter measurements for inexperienced operators |
| title_full | Immersion ultrasonography improves the repeatability of cephalic vein diameter measurements for inexperienced operators |
| title_fullStr | Immersion ultrasonography improves the repeatability of cephalic vein diameter measurements for inexperienced operators |
| title_full_unstemmed | Immersion ultrasonography improves the repeatability of cephalic vein diameter measurements for inexperienced operators |
| title_short | Immersion ultrasonography improves the repeatability of cephalic vein diameter measurements for inexperienced operators |
| title_sort | immersion ultrasonography improves the repeatability of cephalic vein diameter measurements for inexperienced operators |
| topic | Immersion ultrasonography cephalic vein repeatability nephrology training ultrasound training procedure training |
| url | https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/0886022X.2022.2131573 |
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