
Effect of a region-wide incorporation of an algorithm based on the 2012 international consensus guideline on the practice pattern for the management of pancreatic cystic neoplasms in an integrated health system
Author(s) -
Andrew Nguyen,
Agathon Girgis,
Timnit Tekeste,
Karen Chang,
Mopelola Adeyemo,
Armen Eskandari,
Emilio Alonso,
Priyanka Yaramada,
Charles Chaya,
Albert Icksang Ko,
Edmund Burke,
Isaiah Roggow,
Rebecca K. Butler,
Aniket A. Kawatkar,
Brian Lim
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
world journal of clinical cases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.368
H-Index - 10
ISSN - 2307-8960
DOI - 10.12998/wjcc.v6.i13.624
Subject(s) - medicine , guideline , algorithm , health care , healthcare system , general surgery , pathology , computer science , economics , economic growth
To examine the practice pattern in Kaiser Permanente Southern California (KPSC), i.e ., gastroenterology (GI)/surgery referrals and endoscopic ultrasound (EUS), for pancreatic cystic neoplasms (PCNs) after the region-wide dissemination of the PCN management algorithm.