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ArticleScientific reports2017

Assessing Screening Guidelines for Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factors using Routinely Collected Data.

Jaspreet Pannu, Sarah Poole, Neil Shah, Nigam H Shah

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Article in Scientific reports, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed, 5 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Jaspreet PannuSchool of Medicine, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA. jassi@stanford.edu.ORCID 0000-0002-1030-8776
Sarah PooleStanford University Center for Bioinformatics Research, Stanford, CA, USA.
Neil ShahDepartment of Pathology, School of Medicine, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA.
Nigam H ShahStanford University Center for Bioinformatics Research, Stanford, CA, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-9385-7158
Stanford University · USStanford Medicine · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This study investigates if laboratory data can be used to assess whether physician-retesting patterns are in line with established guidelines, and if these guidelines identify deteriorating patients in a timely manner. A total of 7594 patients with high cholesterol were studied, along with 2764 patients with diabetes. More than 90% of borderline high cholesterol patients are retested within the 3 year recommended period, however less than 75% of pre-diabetic patients have repeated tests within the suggested 1-year time frame. Patients with borderline high cholesterol typically progress to full high cholesterol in 2-3 years, and pre-diabetic patients progress to full diabetes in 1-2 years. Data from routinely ordered laboratory tests can be used to monitor adherence to clinical guidelines. These data may also be useful in the design of adaptive testing strategies that reduce unnecessary testing, while ensuring that patient deterioration is identified in a timely manner. Established guidelines for testing of total serum cholesterol for hypercholesterolemia are appropriate and are well-adhered to, whereas guidelines for glycated hemoglobin A1c testing for type 2 diabetes mellitus could be improved to bring them in line with current practice and avoid unnecessary testing.

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Diabetes ComplicationsGuideline AdherenceAdolescentAdultAgedAged, 80 and overCardiovascular DiseasesChildFemaleHealth Services ResearchHumansHypercholesterolemiaMaleMass ScreeningMiddle AgedRisk Factors

Identifiers

PMID28747722
PMCPMC5529363
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