Management of unstable angina in a rural hospital: quality-of-care assessment by explicit criteria

摘要

This study reviewed the quality of care given to 30 patients who had a diagnosis of unstable angina and who were admitted by family physicians to a 9-bed rural hospital during the period 1998 to 2000.The methodology of how to perform a "quality-of-care assessment by explicit criteria" in the rural environment is explained. The conclusion was that the management of the majority of patients admitted to a rural hospital by family physicians with a diagnosis of unstable angina met appropriate criteria for qual ity of care.