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 clinical complications and reduced the cost of hospitalization by 45%.

• Authors: Michal M Farkowski, Maciej Milkowski, Mirosław Dziuk, Mariusz Pytkowski, Marta Marciniak, Alicja Kraska, Hanna Szwed, Maciej Sterlinski
• Journal: Heart & lung : the journal of critical care (Heart Lung) 2014 Jul-Aug Vol. 43 Issue 4 Pg. 341-3 ISSN: 1527-3288 [Electronic] United States
• PMID: 24856231 (Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article)
• Copyright: Copyright © 2014 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

Topics

• Aged
• Cost Savings
• Defibrillators, Implantable (adverse effects, economics)
• Endocarditis (diagnosis, etiology)
• Humans
• Length of Stay (economics)
• Male
• Positron-Emission Tomography (economics)
• Tomography, X-Ray Computed (economics)