Low-value care for acute sinusitis encounters: Who's choosing wisely

American Journal of Managed Care

Volumn 21, Issue 7, 2015, Pages 479-485

  Sharp, Adam L ^a   Klau, Marc H ^b   Keschner, David ^c   Macy, Eric ^d   Tang, Tania ^a   Shen, Ernest ^b   Munoz Plaza, Corrine ^a   Kanter, Michael ^b   Silver, Matthew A ^a   Gould, Michael K ^c  

^a Department of Research and Evaluation ^*  (United States)

^b LOS ANGELES MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d KAISER PERMANENTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; AZITHROMYCIN; CEFALEXIN; CEFUROXIME; CLINDAMYCIN; COTRIMOXAZOLE; DOXYCYCLINE; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ACUTE SINUSITIS; ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DISEASE DURATION; EMERGENCY CARE; EMERGENCY WARD; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTEGRATED HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT CARE; PRESCRIPTION; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTOCOL COMPLIANCE; URGENT CARE; ACUTE DISEASE; AMBULATORY CARE; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; HOSPITAL EMERGENCY SERVICE; ODDS RATIO; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SINUSITIS; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; X-RAY COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY;

ACUTE DISEASE; AMBULATORY CARE; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HUMANS; ODDS RATIO; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SINUSITIS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 84938234466     PISSN: 10880224     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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