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What is the evidence status of Appropriate Use Criteria (AUC)? Insight from a matching exercise with the guidelines for echocardiography
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posted on 2023-05-18, 12:05 authored by Ricardo Fonseca Diaz, Kazuaki Negishi, Thomas MarwickThomas MarwickThere is interest in adapting the American Appropriate Use Criteria (AUC) for transthoracic echocardiography to Australian practice. We matched 90 of 98 AUC with the guidelines (53 appropriate, 12 sometimes appropriate, 25 rarely appropriate), but eight lacked any match. Among the matched criteria, 76 (82%) indications were concordant with the guidelines. A stronger evidence base would be desirable to settle these discrepancies before Australian adoption of AUC.
History
Publication title
Internal Medicine JournalVolume
45Issue
8Pagination
864-869ISSN
1444-0903Department/School
Menzies Institute for Medical ResearchPublisher
Blackwell Publishing AsiaPlace of publication
54 University St, P O Box 378, Carlton, Australia, Victoria, 3053Rights statement
Copyright 2015 Royal Australasian College of PhysiciansRepository Status
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