TY - BOOK ID - 138072656 TI - Indications for selected medical and surgical procedures : a literature review and ratings of appropriateness : colonoscopy AU - Kahn, Katherine L. AU - Rand Corporation. AU - Rand/UCLA Health Services Utilization Study. AU - Commonwealth Fund. PY - 1986 PB - Santa Monica, CA : RAND Corporation, DB - UniCat KW - Colonoscopy KW - Colon (Anatomy) KW - Clinical indications. KW - Utilization Review. KW - Evaluation. KW - Diseases KW - Diagnosis. KW - utilization. UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:138072656 AB - This report is part of a larger study to determine the extent to which the appropriate use of medical procedures is related to overall rates of use among geographic areas. It is one of six volumes that report the ratings of panels of physicians on the appropriateness of performing each of six procedures for a wide variety of clinically specific indications. The six procedures were coronary angiography, coronary artery bypass graft surgery, cholecystectomy, diagnostic gastrointestinal endoscopy, colonoscopy, and carotid endarterectomy. This volume contains a literature review of carotid endarterectomy, a comprehensive set of indications for performing this procedure, and ratings of the appropriateness for each indication. ER -