Sydenham Society: assessing the appropriateness of carotid endarterectomy

Journal of Clinical Epidemiology

Volumn 60, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 203-207

  Halm, Ethan A ^a  

^a MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CAROTID ENDARTERECTOMY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; TREATMENT INDICATION;

CAROTID STENOSIS; CEREBROVASCULAR DISORDERS; COMORBIDITY; ENDARTERECTOMY, CAROTID; HEALTH SERVICES MISUSE; HUMANS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

EID: 33845995810     PISSN: 08954356     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclinepi.2006.07.007     Document Type: Article

References (8)

1. Merrick N.J., Fink A., Brook R.H., Park R.E., Kosecoff J., Roth C.P., et al. Indications for selected medical and surgical procedures. A literature review and ratings of appropriateness: carotid endarterectomy (1986), RAND Corporation, Santa Monica, CA
2. Merrick N.J., Fink A., Park R.E., Brook R.H., Kosecoff J., Chassin M.R., et al. Derivation of clinical indications for carotid endarterectomy by an expert panel. Am J Public Health 77 (1987) 187-190
3. Shekelle P.G., Chassin M.R., and Park R.E. Assessing the predictive validity of the rand/ucla appropriateness method criteria for performing carotid endarterectomy. Int J Technol Assess Health Care 14 (1998) 707-727
4. Shekelle P.G., Kahan J.P., Bernstein S.J., Leape L.L., Kamberg C.J., and Park R.E. The reproducibility of a method to identify the overuse and underuse of medical procedures. N Engl J Med 338 (1998) 1888-1895
5. Winslow C.M., Solomon D.H., Chassin M.R., Kosecoff J., Merrick N.J., and Brook R.H. The appropriateness of carotid endarterectomy. N Engl J Med 318 (1988) 721-727
6. Matchar D.B., Oddone E.Z., McCrory D.C., Goldstein L.B., Landsman P.B., Samsa R., et al. Influence of projected complication rates on estimated appropriate use rates for carotid endarterectomy. Health Serv Res 32 (1997) 325-342
7. Halm E.A., Chassin M.R., Tuhrim S., Hollier L.H., Popp A.J., Ascher E., et al. Revisiting the appropriateness of carotid endarterectomy. Stroke 34 6 (2003) 1464-1471
8. Halm E.A., Lee C., and Chassin M.R. Is volume related to outcome in health care? A systematic review and methodologic critique of the literature. Ann Intern Med 137 6 (2002) 511-520