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: | Artikel |
| Erscheinungsdatum: | 1997 |
| Schlagwörter: | *Clinical Competence / *Myocardial Revascularization / *Patient Selection / Aged / Angioplasty / Transluminal / Percutaneous Coronary / Coronary Artery Bypass / Coronary Disease/pathology/surgery/therapy / Coronary Vessels/pathology / Humans / Middle Aged / Netherlands / Prospective Studies |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
| Permalink: | https://search.fid-benelux.de/Record/base-27608601 |
| Datenquelle: | BASE; Originalkatalog |
| Powered By: | BASE |
| Link(s) : | http://repub.eur.nl/pub/8666 |
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 inappropriate by the expert system. RESULTS: PTCA decisions were common for pati