Long-term impact of a restrictive laboratory test ordering form on tumor marker prescriptions
Long-term impact of a restrictive laboratory test ordering form on tumor marker prescriptions
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DOI:
10.1017/s0266462303000102
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发表时间:
2003-12-01
影响因子:
3.2
通讯作者:
Chaussade, S
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作者:
Durieux, P;Ravaud, P;Chaussade, S
Objective: To evaluate the long-term impact of an intervention designed to reduce the ordering of three tumor markers frequently prescribed for gastroenterologic diseases (carcinoembryonic antigen, alpha-fetoprotein, carbohydrate antigen 19-9).Methods: A prospective study with time series analysis in a teaching hospital. Local clinical guidelines were developed and implemented through a new order form, designed as a reminder to the physician, restricting the ordering of laboratory tests. Ratios between the number of markers ordered and number of admissions were recorded during a 3-month period before and after intervention in the whole hospital and monthly on a 4-year period in two wards of the hospital (Department of Gastroenterology and Department of Internal Medicine). To evaluate the appropriateness of tumor marker orders, audits were performed on a sample of order forms, before and after (1 month and 2 years after) the implementation of the new order form.Results: The analysis of covariance showed a significant effect of the intervention in the hospital (p