March 1, 2002Journal of Public Health
Variation in coronary artery bypass grafting, angioplasty, cataract surgery, and hip replacement rates among primary care groups in London: association with population and practice characteristics
Population
66 primary care groups in London, United Kingdom, existing on 1 April 1999, analyzing operation rates from…
Design
Cross-sectional
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Discussion
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Implication
Unexplained variation in revascularization rates may signal inequities; leaves open the contribution of unmeasured factors.
Structured PICO
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Population
66 primary care groups in London, United Kingdom, existing on 1 April 1999, analyzing operation rates from 1997-1998.
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Outcome
Directly age-standardized annual operation rates for CABG and PTCA, cataract surgery, and hip replacement
There is wide variation in operation rates for common procedures like CABG and PTCA among primary care groups in London, which is poorly explained by population and practice characteristics.
Cite This Study
Majeed et al. (2002) studied this question.