Fine needle aspiration as a means to cost-effective health care
| Autor: | Oertel Yc, Zorsky Pe |
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| Rok vydání: | 1993 |
| Předmět: |
Adult
Male Cost Control Cost-Benefit Analysis Breast Neoplasms Public opinion Medical care Sensitivity and Specificity Daily practice Health care medicine Humans Government Academic Medical Centers medicine.diagnostic_test business.industry Biopsy Needle Decision Trees General Medicine Middle Aged medicine.disease Fine-needle aspiration Head and Neck Neoplasms District of Columbia Female Medical emergency business Cost containment |
| Zdroj: | Southern medical journal. 86(3) |
| ISSN: | 0038-4348 |
| Popis: | Public opinion, the federal government, and financial constraints are demanding that the cost of medical care be controlled. Physicians are keenly aware of this problem. We believe that the contribution of fine needle aspiration to cost containment has not yet been fully recognized. We advocate fine needle aspiration as the initial diagnostic procedure on any palpable lesion. We present some cases from our daily practice diagnosed by this simple technique, with the aim of demonstrating how it can help clinicians and surgeons to achieve their goal of accurate and prompt diagnosis with less expense to the patient. |
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