Placing patients in the queue for coronary surgery
Journal of General Internal MedicinePublished 1 September 1992
C. David Naylor, Carey Levinton, Ronald S. Baigrie, Bernard S. Goldman
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Cardiovascular specialists may place considerable weight on age and work status in determining urgency and appropriateness of coronary revascularization.
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Cardiovascular specialists may place considerable weight on age and work status in determining urgency and appropriateness of coronary revascularization. Risk-benefit concerns may partly explain shifting thresholds for intervention, but not differential waiting times. The influence of these factors should be sought in utilization audits and addressed from an ethical perspective.
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