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Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Selby, Joe V
• Fireman, Bruce H
• Lundstrom, Robert J
• Swain, Bix E
• Truman, Alison F
• Wong, Candice C
• Froelicher, Erika S
• Barron, Hal V
• Hlatky, Mark A

Titel

Variation among Hospitals in Coronary-Angiography Practices and Outcomes after Myocardial Infarction in a Large Health Maintenance Organization

Ist Teil von

• The New England journal of medicine, 1996-12, Vol.335 (25), p.1888-1896

Ort / Verlag

Boston, MA: Massachusetts Medical Society

Erscheinungsjahr

1996

Quelle

MEDLINE

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• There is considerable geographic variation in the use of coronary angiography and revascularization within the United States and internationally, both in general populations 1 – 3 and among patients who have had myocardial infarctions. 4 – 8 It is less clear whether this variation leads to differences in patient outcomes. 4 – 7 Geographic variation may indicate overuse of a procedure (inappropriate use in persons not expected to benefit from the procedure) or underuse (failure to perform the procedure in persons who need it). Outcomes are more likely to differ when variation is due at least in part to the underuse of effective procedures. Panels of . . .