The appropriateness of intention to treat decisions for invasive therapy in coronary artery disease in The Netherlands.
OBJECTIVE: To determine the appropriateness of intention to treat decisions concerning coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) and percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (PTCA) for patients with coronary artery disease in The Netherlands. DESIGN: Prospective study of intention to treat decisions using a computerised expert system. SETTING: "Presentation" sessions in 10 tertiary referral heart centres in 1992. PATIENTS: 3207 consecutive patients: 1618 CABG and 1589 PTCA candidates. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURE: Percentage of invasive treatment decisions rated appropriate, uncertain, or inappropr... Mehr ...
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Dokumenttyp: | TEXT |
Erscheinungsdatum: | 1997 |
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BMJ Publishing Group Ltd
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Schlagwörter: | Research Article |
Sprache: | Englisch |
Permalink: | https://search.fid-benelux.de/Record/base-27586225 |
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Link(s) : | http://heart.bmj.com/cgi/content/short/77/3/219 |