Why the study?
Does open access echocardiography provide benefit for primary care patients?
Does open access echocardiography provide benefit for primary care patients?
There is currently insufficient rigorously controlled evidence to support the widespread establishment of open access echocardiography services for primary care.
Insufficient evidence precludes routine open access echocardiography in primary care; leaves open benefit pending rigorous controlled trials.
Over the last few years there has been a revolution in open access echocardiography services due to an increased demand from within secondary care and primary care. There have been some concerns expressed by specialists and open access echocardiography has not been universally welcomed as a means of offering healthcare. Suspected heart failure comprises the majority of primary care referrals for open access echocardiography. There is lack of rigorously controlled studies to support widespread establishment of open access echocardiography services.
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