Research Catalog

Title

Indications for selected medical and surgical procedures : a literature review and ratings of appropriateness : coronary angiography / Mark R. Chassin ... [et al.].

Publication

Santa Monica, CA : Rand, [1986]

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Additional Authors

• Chassin, Mark R.
• Commonwealth Fund.
• Rand Corporation.

Description

xvii, 281 p. : forms; 28 cm.

Summary

This report is part of a larger study to determine the extent to which the appropriate use of medical procedures is related to overall rates of use among geographic areas. It is one of six volumes that report the ratings of panels of physicians on the appropriateness of performing each of six procedures for a wide variety of clinically specific indications. The six procedures were coronary angiography, coronary artery bypass graft surgery, cholecystectomy, diagnostic gastrointestinal endoscopy, colonoscopy, and carotid endarterectomy. This volume contains a literature review of coronary angiography, a comprehensive set of indications for performing this procedure, ratings of the appropriateness for each indication, and a medical record abstraction form and guidelines for its use.

Subjects

• Utilization Review
• Coronary Angiography
• Medical care > Utilization > United States
• Angiocardiography > Evaluation
• Angiography > utilization
• United States

Note

• "May 1986."
• "Prepared for the Commonwealth Fund ... [et al.]."
• "R-3204/1-CWF/HF/HCFA/PMT/RWJ."

Bibliography (note)

• Bibliography: p. 43-55.

Processing Action (note)

• committed to retain

ISBN

083300705X (pbk.)

LCCN

^^^86003823^//r862

OCLC

• 13329531
• SCSB-10184577

Owning Institutions

Harvard Library