Cardiac-catheterization and cardiac-surgical facilities: use, trends, and future requirements.
N Engl J Med
; 307(16): 986-93, 1982 Oct 14.
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| ID: mdl-6981065
Cardiac catheterizations and cardiac operations were evaluated in the population of Olmsted County, Minnesota, from 1973 through 1980, and trends in this region were compared with nationwide trends based on data from several sources. The rates of coronary arteriography and coronary-artery bypass operations in Olmsted county have increased over time, but overall, the rates of catheterization and operation appeared to be leveling off. For the country as a whole, the data appear to show similar trends, but there are wide differences among regions in the rates of operation and catheterization. In 1980 40 per cent of hospitals with cardiac-catheterization laboratories and 55 per cent of those with facilities for open-heart surgery were doing fewer than the suggested minimum numbers of these procedures necessary to achieve optimum results. The data support the view that further growth in the number of cardiac centers should be avoided. We believe there is a need for continued evaluation of the use of cardiac services if quality is to be protected and costs controlled.
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Colección:
01-internacional
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Cateterismo Cardíaco
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Instituciones Cardiológicas
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Necesidades y Demandas de Servicios de Salud
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Investigación sobre Servicios de Salud
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Procedimientos Quirúrgicos Cardíacos
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Hospitales Especializados
Límite:
Adult
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Child
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Child, preschool
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Newborn
País/Región como asunto:
America do norte
Idioma:
En
Revista:
N Engl J Med
Año:
1982
Tipo del documento:
Article
Pais de publicación:
Estados Unidos