Journal article
ACCF/ACR/AIUM/ASE/ASN/ICAVL/SCAI/SCCT/SIR/SVM/SVS 2012 Appropriate Use Criteria for Peripheral Vascular Ultrasound and Physiological Testing Part I: Arterial Ultrasound and Physiological Testing
Journal of the American College of Cardiology, Vol.60(3), pp.242-276
07/17/2012
DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2012.02.009
PMCID: PMC4634367
PMID: 22694840
Abstract
The American College of Cardiology Foundation (ACCF), in partnership with key specialty and subspecialty societies, conducted a review of common clinical scenarios where noninvasive vascular testing (ultrasound and physiological testing) is frequently considered. The indications (clinical scenarios) were derived from common applications or anticipated uses, as well as from current clinical practice guidelines and results of studies examining the implementation of the original appropriate use criteria (AUC). The 159 indications in this document were developed by a diverse writing group and scored by a separate independent technical panel on a scale of 1 to 9, to designate appropriate use (median 7 to 9), uncertain use (median 4 to 6), and inappropriate use (median 1 to 3). A total of 255 indications (with the inclusion of surveillance timeframes) were rated. One hundred and seventeen indications were rated as appropriate, 84 were rated as uncertain, and 54 were rated as inappropriate. The AUC for peripheral vascular disease have the potential to impact physician decision making, healthcare delivery, and reimbursement policy. Furthermore, recognition of uncertain clinical scenarios facilitates identification of areas that would benefit from future research.
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- Title: Subtitle
- ACCF/ACR/AIUM/ASE/ASN/ICAVL/SCAI/SCCT/SIR/SVM/SVS 2012 Appropriate Use Criteria for Peripheral Vascular Ultrasound and Physiological Testing Part I: Arterial Ultrasound and Physiological Testing
- Creators
- Emile R. Mohler - American College of CardiologyHeather L. Gornik - Cleveland Clin, Noninvas Vasc Lab, Inst Heart & Vasc, Cleveland, OH 44106 USAMarie Gerhard-Herman - American Society of EchocardiographySanjay Misra - American College of RadiologyJeffrey W. Olin - American Heart AssociationR. Eugene Zierler - Society for Vascular SurgeryPeripheral Vascular Ultrasound and Physiological Testing Writing CommitteePeripheral Vascular Ultrasound and Physiological Testing Technical Panel
- Contributors
- Bradley S Dixon (Contributor) - University of Iowa, Nephrology
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Journal of the American College of Cardiology, Vol.60(3), pp.242-276
- DOI
- 10.1016/j.jacc.2012.02.009
- PMID
- 22694840
- PMCID
- PMC4634367
- NLM abbreviation
- J Am Coll Cardiol
- ISSN
- 0735-1097
- eISSN
- 1558-3597
- Publisher
- Elsevier
- Number of pages
- 35
- Grant note
- R01 HL098967 / NHLBI NIH HHS; United States Department of Health & Human Services; National Institutes of Health (NIH) - USA; NIH National Heart Lung & Blood Institute (NHLBI) R01HL098967 / NATIONAL HEART, LUNG, AND BLOOD INSTITUTE; United States Department of Health & Human Services; National Institutes of Health (NIH) - USA; NIH National Heart Lung & Blood Institute (NHLBI)
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 07/17/2012
- Academic Unit
- Nephrology; Internal Medicine
- Record Identifier
- 9984359588302771
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