Sufficiency of Clinical Literature on Appropriate Uses of Six Medical and Surgical Procedures.

摘要

One purpose of the medical literature should be to help physicians distinguish between the appropriate and inappropriate use of procedures. In the article the authors attempt to evaluate the usefulness of the medical literature in providing information on the appropriateness of six frequently used medical and surgical procedures. The authors studied the literature through 1981 on carotid endarterectomy, cholecystectomy, upper gastrointestinal endoscopy, colonoscopy, coronary angiography and coronary artery bypass operation.