1.
Int Angiol
; 6(2): 203-8, 1987.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-3123573
ABSTRACT
In a retrospective study about the seven past years in our Hospital Center, we found that the number of X-ray venographies increased strongly from year to year until non-invasive examinations (Doppler and plethysmography and Real-time B-mode sonography) were widely used with a high sensitivity and specificity level. A new diagnostic algorhythm was then introduced in the clinical practice, X-ray venography being required mainly when an invasive treatment (thrombectomy, thrombolysis, vena cava interruption...) was planed, but not for the positive diagnosis. Thereafter, the number of X-ray venographies decreased. In that way, the cost of the diagnosis was significantly reduced as were risks and discomfort for the patient.
Subject(s)
Thrombophlebitis/diagnosis , Cost Control , Cost-Benefit Analysis , France , Humans , Phlebography/economics , Plethysmography/economics , Thrombophlebitis/economics , Ultrasonography/economics
2.
J Urol Nephrol (Paris)
; 84(3): 276-80, 1978 Mar.
Article
in French
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-642068