Temporal Trends in the Utilization of Echocardiography in Ontario, 2001 to 2009

被引：44

作者：

Blecker, Saul ^{[1
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]}

Bhatia, R. Sacha ^{[3
,4
,5
]}

You, John J. ^{[5
,6
,7
]}

Lee, Douglas S. ^{[5
,8
,9
]}

Alter, David A. ^{[5
,8
,10
,11
]}

Wang, Julie T. ^{[5
]}

Wong, Hannah J. ^{[4
,12
,13
,14
]}

Tu, Jack V. ^{[5
,8
,15
]}

机构：

[1] NYU, Sch Med, Dept Populat Hlth, New York, NY USA

[2] NYU, Sch Med, Dept Med, New York, NY USA

[3] Massachusetts Gen Hosp, Div Cardiol, Boston, MA 02114 USA

[4] Harvard Univ, Sch Med, Boston, MA USA

[5] Inst Clin Evaluat Sci, Toronto, ON M4N 3M5, Canada

[6] McMaster Univ, Dept Med, Hamilton, ON, Canada

[7] McMaster Univ, Dept Clin Epidemiol & Biostat, Hamilton, ON, Canada

[8] Univ Toronto, Dept Med, Toronto, ON, Canada

[9] Toronto Gen Hosp, Univ Hlth Network, Div Cardiol, Toronto, ON, Canada

[10] Toronto Rehabil Inst, Cardiac Rehabil & Secondary Prevent Program, Toronto, ON, Canada

[11] St Michaels Hosp, Li Ka Shing Knowledge Inst, Toronto, ON M5B 1W8, Canada

[12] Massachusetts Gen Hosp, Inst Technol Assessment, Boston, MA 02114 USA

[13] Massachusetts Gen Hosp, Dept Imaging, Boston, MA 02114 USA

[14] Univ Hlth Network, Ctr Innovat Complex Care, Toronto, ON, Canada

[15] Sunnybrook Schulich Heart Ctr, Toronto, ON, Canada

来源：

JACC-CARDIOVASCULAR IMAGING | 2013年 / 6卷 / 04期

基金：

加拿大健康研究院;

关键词：

cardiovascular imaging; echocardiography; resource utilization; APPROPRIATENESS USE CRITERIA; TRANSTHORACIC ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART-FAILURE; CARE; MEDICARE; RATES; CANADA;

D O I：

10.1016/j.jcmg.2012.10.026

中图分类号：

R5 [内科学];

学科分类号：

1002 ; 100201 ;

摘要：

The purpose of this study was to examine utilization and growth in echocardiography among the general population of Ontario between 2001 and 2009. The age- and sex-adjusted rates of echocardiography grew from 39.1 per 1,000 persons in 2001 to 59.9 per 1,000 persons in 2009, for an annual rate of increase of 5.5%. Repeat echocardiograms increased at a rate of 10.6% per year and accounted for 25.3% of all procedures in 2009 as compared to 18.5% in 2002. While significant increases in echocardiography utilization were observed, opportunities may exist to improve the clinical utility of the echocardiograms performed in Ontario.

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页码：515 / 522

页数：8

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