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3275745

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
1988-2-9
pubmed:abstractText
We evaluated the effect of patients' comorbidity on the appropriateness of performing esophagogastroduodenoscopy or cholecystectomy. A nine-member national physician panel rated 1118 brief clinical scenarios for patients without comorbidity. Ratings were then repeated for patients with increasing degrees of comorbidity. As comorbidity changed from none to medium, 60% of those scenarios that were originally rated as appropriate for endoscopy and cholecystectomy remained appropriate. As high comorbidity was introduced, only 13% of such scenarios remained appropriate for endoscopy, while 33% remained appropriate for cholecystectomy. These findings suggest that, although clinical reasons for performing procedures are a powerful determinant of when they should be used, comorbidity is also important and needs to be included in any assessment of the appropriateness of procedure use.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0895-4356
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
41
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
115-22
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1988
pubmed:articleTitle
The effect of comorbidity on appropriateness ratings for two gastrointestinal procedures.
pubmed:affiliation
RAND Corporation, Santa Monica, CA 90406.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't