Benefits of an open access echocardiography service: a Dutch prospective cohort study
Open access echocardiography has been evaluated in the United Kingdom, but hardly in the Netherlands. The echocardiography service of the SHL-Groep in Etten-Leur was set up independently from the regional hospitals. Cardiologists not involved in the direct care of the participating patients evaluated the echocardiograms taken by ultrasound technicians. We estimated the reduction in the number of referrals to regional cardiologists, the adherence of the general practitioners (GPs) to the advice of the evaluating cardiologist, GPs' opinion on the benefit of the echocardiography service and GPs'... Mehr ...
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Dokumenttyp: | Artikel |
Erscheinungsdatum: | 2013 |
Reihe/Periodikum: | van Gurp , N , Boonman-De Winter , L J M , Thijssen , D W M T & Stoffers , H E J H 2013 , ' Benefits of an open access echocardiography service: a Dutch prospective cohort study ' , Netherlands Heart Journal , vol. 21 , no. 9 , pp. 399-405 . https://doi.org/10.1007/s12471-013-0416-9 |
Schlagwörter: | Echocardiography / General practice / Heart failure / Heart valve diseases / Prospective studies / Cohort studies |
Sprache: | Englisch |
Permalink: | https://search.fid-benelux.de/Record/base-26663965 |
Datenquelle: | BASE; Originalkatalog |
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Link(s) : | https://cris.maastrichtuniversity.nl/en/publications/2e27d545-803a-4be1-962b-ecc9142e6956 |