Lab
Efficiency
Implementing the American Society of Echocardiography Ultrasound Enhancing Agent Guidelines Into Your Facility's Policy Helps to Ensure the Appropriate Use of DEFINITY® for Improved Patient Care1
Contrast Echo: See the Difference, Experience the Impact
Jonathan R. Lindner, MD, FACC, FASE, Lissa Sugeng, MD, MPH, FACC, FASE, Rajesh Janardhanan, MD, MCRP, FACC, FASE present the Lantheus 2015 ASE Science & Technology Theater Program.
DEFINITY® Delivers Clinical and Economic Value
Reduced resource utilization and per‑patient expenses2
Produced significant change in medications, procedures, or both in 36% of patients2
Helped 33% of patients avoid additional diagnostic procedures2
Reduced intensive care unit stays by 10%2
Associated with changes in use of vasoactive medications3
DEFINITY® Improves Lab Efficiency and Workflow
Reduce
struggle time4
Decrease
procedure time5
May limit
sonographer injury5
DEFINITY® may increase patient throughput4,5
Lantheus Medical Imaging offers multiple peer-to-peer programs to increase echo quality, enhance lab efficiency, reduce cost, and improve patient care.
Ask your DEFINITY® representative about peer‑to‑peer programs
DEFINITY® is committed to delivering customer value through the IMPROVE quality program.
- Understand your suboptimal echo rate
- Demonstrate the impact of DEFINITY® through improved image quality and a reduction in overall costs
References:
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Porter TR, Mulvagh SL, Abdelmoneim SS, et al. Clinical applications of ultrasonic enhancing agents in echocardiography: 2018 American Society of Echocardiography guidelines update. J Am Soc Echocardiogr. 2018:31(3):241-274.
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Main ML, Fu JW, Gundrum J, LaPointe NA, Gillam LD, Mulvagh SL. Impact of contrast echocardiography on outcomes in critically ill patients. Am J Cardiol. 2021;150:117-122.
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Kurt M, Shaikh KA, Peterson L, et al. Impact of contrast echocardiography on evaluation of ventricular function and clinical management in a large prospective cohort. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2009;53(9):802-810.
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Castello R, Bella JN, Rovner A, Swan J, Smith J, Shaw L. Efficacy and time-efficiency of a “sonographer-driven” contrast echocardiography protocol in a high-volume echocardiography laboratory. Am Heart J. 2003;145(3):535-541.
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Lester SJ, Askew JW, Hurst RT, et al. Contrast echocardiography: experience in a clinical echocardiography laboratory. J Am Soc Echocardiogr. 2006;19(7):919-923.