Over-prescribing of antibiotics and imaging in the management of uncomplicated URIs in emergency departments

BACKGROUND: Unnecessary use of resources for common illnesses has substantial effect on patient care and costs. Evidence-based guidelines do not recommend antibiotics or imaging for uncomplicated upper respiratory infections (URIs). The objective of the current study was to examine medical care prov...

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Autores principales: Xu, K Tom, Roberts, Daniel, Sulapas, Irvin, Martinez, Omar, Berk, Justin, Baldwin, John
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2013
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3637124/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23594440
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-227X-13-7