Low prevalence of relevant findings in inappropriate echocardiograms and discordant perceptions between cardiologists and patients
Braz. j. med. biol. res; 51 (8), 2018
Complementary examinations are "inadequate" whenever the likelihood of benefits from their indication is lower than the negative results. The low benefit is a result of poor performance in detecting relevant changes that lead to improved behavior. However, inadequate examinations are prevalent and little...
Actitud del Personal de Salud, Actitud, Cardiólogos/psicología, Cardiólogos/estadística & datos numéricos, Ecocardiografía/normas, Ecocardiografía/estadística & datos numéricos, Escolaridad, Cardiopatías/diagnóstico, Cardiopatías/psicología, Índice de Severidad de la Enfermedad, Encuestas y Cuestionarios, Procedimientos Innecesarios/psicología