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. 2021 Nov 1;181(11):1533-1535.
doi: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2021.4075.

Prevalence, Costs, and Consequences of Low-Value Preprocedural Urinalyses in the US

Erica S Shenoy  1   2   3 , Mia Amalia Giuriato  4 , Zirui Song  3   4
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Prevalence, Costs, and Consequences of Low-Value Preprocedural Urinalyses in the US

Erica S Shenoy et al. JAMA Intern Med. .

Abstract

This cohort study analyzes inpatient and outpatient episodes of procedural and surgical care to assess the prevalence and costs of low-value preprocedural urinalyses in the US from 2007 to 2017.

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Conflict of Interest Disclosures: Dr Shenoy reported receiving a personal fee for a single lecture from Vertex Pharmaceuticals outside the submitted work. Dr Song reported receiving grants from the National Institutes of Health and the Laura and John Arnold Foundation during the conduct of the study; and personal fees from the Research Triangle Institute for work on Medicare risk adjustment, from Google Ventures and the International Foundation of Employee Benefit Plans for academic lectures outside of this work, and for providing consultation in legal cases. No other disclosures were reported.

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Figure.. Proportion of Procedures With Preoperative Urinalyses, Nonindicated Urinalyses, and Nonindicated Urinalyses Followed by Antibiotic Prescriptions, 2007-2017
The outcomes, represented by the varied shading, each begin at 0% and are thus overlapping and not stacked.
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