Reducing low-value knee arthroscopy in Australia

减少澳大利亚的低价值膝关节镜检查

• 批准号: nhmrc : GNT1168749
• 金额: $ 18.11万
• 依托单位: Monash University
• 依托单位国家: 澳大利亚
• 项目类别: Translating Research into Practice Fellowships
• 财政年份: 2019
• 资助国家: 澳大利亚
• 起止时间: 2019-01-01 至 无数据
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://researchdata.edu.au/reducing-low-value-arthroscopy-australia/1379474
• 关键词: Reducing; low; value; knee; arthroscopy

This fellowship project addresses the important problem of overuse of arthroscopic surgery for knee osteoarthritis. High quality evidence shows arthroscopy is ineffective and potentially harmful. Despite this, over 30,000 Australians undergo this surgery annually at a cost of >$32 million to Medicare. I propose to evaluate whether a patient decision aid is effective in improving patients’ knowledge and risk perceptions about knee arthroscopy and reduces referrals for knee arthroscopy.

该奖学金项目解决了过度使用关节镜手术治疗膝骨关节炎的重要问题。高质量证据表明关节镜检查无效且可能有害。尽管如此，每年仍有超过 30,000 名澳大利亚人接受这种手术，医疗保险费用超过 3200 万美元。我建议评估患者决策辅助是否能有效提高患者对膝关节镜检查的知识和风险认知，并减少膝关节镜检查的转诊。