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The quality of electrodiagnostic tests for carpal tunnel syndrome: Implications for surgery, outcomes, and expenditures.
The quality of electrodiagnostic tests may influence treatment decisions, particularly regarding surgery, affecting health outcomes and health-care expenditures. In this study, the investigators evaluated test quality among 338 adults with workers' compensation claims for carpal tunnel syndrome. The investigators found that in simulations, suboptimal quality tests rendered surgery inappropriate for 99 of 309 patients (+32 percentage points). They also found that test quality was not associated with overall health, actual receipt of surgery, or expenditures.
AHRQ-funded; HS018982.
Citation: Shetty KD, Robbins M, Aragaki D .
The quality of electrodiagnostic tests for carpal tunnel syndrome: Implications for surgery, outcomes, and expenditures.
Muscle Nerve 2020 Jul;62(1):60-69. doi: 10.1002/mus.26874..
Keywords: Diagnostic Safety and Quality, Neurological Disorders, Surgery, Quality Indicators (QIs), Quality Measures, Quality of Care