1. Measuring Pectus Excavatum Severity, External Caliper, or Cross-Sectional Imaging: Family Perceptions.
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Green A, Ramos-Gonzalez G, DeRosa J, Alemayehu H, Cappiello CD, Koenig SM, Kunisaki SM, McLean SE, Meisel JA, Russell RT, Scholz S, Strepay DK, Taylor JA, Snyder CW, and Chandler NM
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- Humans, Male, Female, Cross-Sectional Studies, Adolescent, Prospective Studies, Child, Family psychology, Adult, Surveys and Questionnaires statistics & numerical data, Funnel Chest surgery, Funnel Chest diagnostic imaging, Funnel Chest psychology, Severity of Illness Index
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Introduction: Patients with pectus excavatum (PE) often undergo cross-sectional imaging (CSI) to quantify severity for insurance authorization before surgical repair. The modified percent depth (MPD), an external caliper-based metric, was previously validated to be similar to the pectus index and correction index. This study explored family perceptions of CSI and MPD with respect to value and costs., Methods: This is a cross-sectional survey study including families of patients enrolled in an ongoing prospective multicenter study evaluating the use of MPD as an alternative to CSI for quantifying PE severity. Families of PE patients who underwent both MPD and CSI completed a survey to determine their perceptions of MPD and costs of CSI. Responses were described and associations were evaluated using chi squared, Wilcoxon rank-sum test and logistic regression as appropriate. Statistical significance was set to 0.05., Results: There were 136 surveys completed for a response rate of 88%. Respondents were confident in MPD (86%) and confident in its similarity to CSI (76%). Families of females were less confident in the measurements than males (55% versus 80%, P = 0.02; odds ratio 0.30 (0.11, 0.83). Obtaining CSI required time off work/school in 90% and a copay in 60%. Nearly half (49%) of respondents reported CSI was a time/financial hardship. Increasing copay led to decreased reassurance in CSI (55%: copay > $100 versus 77%: lower copay/75%: no copay; P = 0.04)., Conclusions: From the family perspective, MPD is valuable in assessing the severity of PE. Obtaining CSI was financially burdensome, particularly for those with higher copays. MPD measurements provide high value at low cost in assessing the severity of PE., (Copyright © 2024 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.)
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- 2024
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