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Essencial: Afegint valor a la pràctica clínica [Essencial: Adding value to the clinical practice]

Agència de Qualitat i Avaluació Sanitàries de Catalunya (AQuAS)

*Suspicion of intestinal obstruction, perforation of hollow viscera, renal colic by radiopaque stones or foreign bodies.

-The Acute abdominal pain is one of the most frequent reasons for consulting hospital emergency and requires early and accurate assessment.
-A routinely plain abdominal radiography should not be performed in acute abdominal pain because it does not provide relevant information for patient management.
-The Effective dose of ionizing radiation of plain ...

Essencial: Afegint valor a la pràctica clínica [Essencial: Adding value to the clinical practice]

Agència de Qualitat i Avaluació Sanitàries de Catalunya (AQuAS)

-Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death in Catalonia. -Cardiovascular disease can be prevented or delayed with good control of risk factors. Primary prevention aims to people with no risk factors initiate a more severe disease such as hypertriglyceridemia or acute myocardial infarction. -It is not recommended routinely provide drug therapy with fibrates in primary prevention of cardiovascular disease because there is insufficient evidence about its benefits, except in cases of ...

Less Is More Collection - JAMA Network

Wray C. JAMA Intern Med. 2015;175(1):14-15

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Less Is More Collection - JAMA Network

Walid F, et al.JAMA Intern Med. 2015;175(1):26-34

Veterans who receive glucose test strips through both the VA and Medicare use more strips and are more likely to potentially overuse strips. These results illustrate the profound importance of understanding dual VA and Medicare coverage and are emblematic of waste and inefficiency.

Less Is More Collection - JAMA Network

Morgan D, et al.JAMA Intern Med. 2015;175(1):120-124

Overtreatment, with both medical therapies and procedural interventions, places patients at risk of unnecessary adverse events.