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Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors --- Drug Utilization Review

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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.

Carotid artery --- Endarterectomy --- Surgical indications --- Medical care --- Carotid Arteries --- Utilization Review. --- Surgery --- Utilization review --- surgery. --- utilization

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Carotid Arteries --- Endarterectomy, Carotid --- Utilization Review --- surgery --- United States.

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Collection of clinical practice guidelines, quick reference guides for clinicians, and consumer versions that are in English and Spanish.

Medical care --- Clinical medicine --- Practice Guidelines as Topic. --- Utilization review --- Standards --- United States.

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This report contains a review of the published literature on the diagnostic use of upper gastrointestinal endoscopy from the procedure's introduction in the 1960s through 1981. In addition, it includes data on its findings, complications, costs, efficacy, utilization, and indications. It rates the appropriateness of each indication, and provides a medical record abstraction form and guidelines for its use.

Endoscopy --- Gastrointestinal system --- Clinical indications. --- Gastrointestinal Diseases --- Utilization Review. --- Evaluation. --- Diseases --- Diagnosis. --- utilization --- diagnosis.