Open AccessIndications, utility and appropriateness of echocardiography in outpatient cardiology
Author(s) -
Enrico Orsini,
Ettore Antoncecchi,
Vincenzo Carbone,
Achille Dato,
I Monducci,
Stefano Nistri,
Giovanni Zito
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
journal of cardiovascular echography
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.255
H-Index - 8
eISSN - 2347-193X
pISSN - 2211-4122
DOI - 10.4103/2211-4122.117982
Subject(s) - medicine , medical prescription , asymptomatic , cardiology , clinical practice , outpatient clinic , emergency medicine , intensive care medicine , family medicine , pharmacology
Respect of "appropriateness" is considered an essential requirement, both on the clinical and the economic profile, and also as it helps to shorten the waiting list. However, only a few studies have dealt with the control of appropriateness in clinical practice, and most of them have focused only on hospital admissions and invasive procedures.