ArticleHeart (British Cardiac Society)1997
Prioritising the cardiac surgery waiting list: the angina patient's perspective.
Article in Heart (British Cardiac Society), 1997. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.
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- Heart Surgery Waiting Time: Assessing the Effectiveness of an Action.Iranian Red Crescent medical journal · 2015Article
- Empirically derived maximal acceptable wait time for surgery to treat adolescent idiopathic scoliosis.CMAJ : Canadian Medical Association journal = journal de l'Association medicale canadienne · 2011Article
- Risk of incarceration of inguinal hernia among infants and young children awaiting elective surgery.CMAJ : Canadian Medical Association journal = journal de l'Association medicale canadienne · 2008Article
- Waiting for an operation: parents' perspectives.Canadian journal of surgery. Journal canadien de chirurgie · 2004Article
- Death on the waiting list for cardiac surgery in The Netherlands in 1994 and 1995.Heart (British Cardiac Society) · 1999Article
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Abstract
objectiveTo determine patients' views on how clinical and demographic factors should affect priorities for cardiac revascularisation.
designA descriptive survey of patients' views conducted immediately after angiography and treatment counselling. SUBJECTS: 136 patients who were awaiting coronary angioplasty in either of the two regional cardiology centres in Northern Ireland.
resultsAbout half the subjects (52%) felt that certain social factors such as having dependent relatives should be taken into account when deciding priority for surgery. A sizeable minority felt that younger subjects and non-smokers (40% and 44%, respectively) should be accorded higher priority, with older subjects and smokers being more likely to hold such views.
conclusionsWhile there is little evidence that demographic and lifestyle factors affect the relative efficacy of surgery, the challenge remains to devise a prioritisation guideline that can properly reflect societal values and the evidence base.
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