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Critical thinking, curiosity and parsimony in (emergency) medicine:‘Doing nothing’ as a quality measure? [PDF]
, 2017 Current medical decision-making is influenced by many factors, such as competing interests, distractions, as well as fear of missing an important diagnosis. This can result in ordering tests or providing treatments that can be harmful.
Campbell, Keijzers, McAlister, Scuffham
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Hypertrophic Columns of Bertin: Imaging Findings
Eurasian Journal of Medicine, 2019 Hypertrophic column of Bertin (HCB) may mimic renal mass and may lead to unnecessary nephrectomy in some conditions. In this case report we present a patient with HCB, which mimics renal mass in ultrasonography (US) examination with its US, Doppler US ...
Oktay Algin, Evrim Ozmen, Mehmet Gumus
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Doing Better by Doing Less: Approaches to Tackle Overuse of Services [PDF]
, 2013 Experts have projected that as much as a third of U.S. health care spending is unnecessary and wasteful. Of the estimated $765 billion of health care dollars wasted in 2009, a quarter -- $210 billion -- was spent on the overuse of services, which ...
Elizabeth Docteur, Robert A. Berenson
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HADS brief score can prevent unnecessary spinal procedures
, 2022 Objective: Many patients with CLBP have somatoform disorders as well as accompanying anxiety disorders or depression. In many spine clinics no screening regarding these accompanying disorders is yet performed.This study was performed to evaluate whether the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS) [for full text, please go to the a.m. URL]
Veihelmann, A, Beck, F, Birkenmaier, C
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BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, 2017 Background Second opinions may improve quality of patient care. The primary objective of this study was to determine the concordance between first and second diagnoses and opinions regarding need for spinal surgery among patients with back or neck pain ...
Mario Lenza +7 more
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The development of facility standards for common outpatient procedures and implications for the context of abortion. [PDF]
, 2018 BackgroundIn recent years, an increasing number of states have enacted laws that impose specific requirements for facilities in which abortions are performed.
Berglas, Nancy F, Roberts, Sarah CM
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Plastic Surgery Tourism: Complications, Costs, and Unnecessary Spending?
Aesthetic Surgery Journal Open Forum, 2023 BackgroundThe liability of plastic surgery tourism in patient health and postoperative resource allocation is significant. Procedures completed within the context of medical tourism often lack rigorous quality assurance and provide limited preoperative ...
Danielle Hery +4 more
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PLoS ONE, 2022 Surgical antimicrobial prophylaxis is indicated when performing contaminated surgeries, when specific surgical implants are placed, and for prolonged surgical procedures.
Cassandra Moats +9 more
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Delayed malignant melanoma recurrence simulating primary ovarian cancer: Case report
World Journal of Surgical Oncology, 2008 Background Metastatic involvement of the ovary from malignant melanoma is uncommon and presents a diagnostic challenge. Most cases are associated with disseminated disease and carry a dismal prognosis.
Valoukas Dimitrios +5 more
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Spontaneous descending colon hematoma due to a rare complication of warfarin therapy: A case report
Clinical Case Reports, 2021 Intramural hematoma of the colon should be considered as a diagnosis in anticoagulated patients who present with prolonged INR and GI symptoms. In stable cases, conservative medical treatment can be sufficient to avoid unnecessary procedures.
Negin Yavari +5 more
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