Infrared spectroscopy for the diagnosis of acute pancreatitis
Purins A, Mundy, L, Merlin T, Hiller JE
Record ID 32008100161
English
Authors' results and conclusions:
Diagnosis of acute pancreatitis using infrared spectroscopy (IRS) may be an important early-stage tool to assist in administering most appropriate treatment to patients. IRS appears to be at least as accurate as conventional techniques and may surpass these techniques in the diagnosis of the very early, and most critical, stages of the disease. It is predicted, that due to low test and infrastructure costs, IRS will be economically competitive with conventional acute pancreatitis diagnostic tests. Despite this, the studies, while of a high level, do not report on outcomes once patients have been diagnosed with IRS. As yet no cost effectiveness data are available.
Authors' recommendations:
Given the early stage of development and research into IRS for acute pancreatitis, HealthPACT have recommended that this technology be monitored for further information in 12-months.
Details
Project Status:
Completed
Year Published:
2008
URL for published report:
Not Available
English language abstract:
An English language summary is available
Publication Type:
Not Assigned
Country:
Australia
MeSH Terms
- Humans
- Pancreatitis
- Spectrophotometry, Infrared
Contact
Organisation Name:
Adelaide Health Technology Assessment
Contact Address:
School of Public Health, Mail Drop 545, University of Adelaide, Adelaide SA 5005, AUSTRALIA, Tel: +61 8 8313 4617
Contact Name:
ahta@adelaide.edu.au
Contact Email:
ahta@adelaide.edu.au
Copyright:
Adelaide Health Technology Assessment (AHTA)
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