Critical pathway for primary open angle glaucoma diagnosis

作     者：Alejandro R.Allocco Julia A.Ponce Maria J.Riera Mauricio G.Magurno Alejandro R. Allocco Julia A. Ponce Maria J. Riera Mauricio G. Magurno

作者机构：Instituto Santa Lucia Parana Alameda de la Federaci6n 493 Parana 3100 Entre Rios Argentina 

出 版 物：《International Journal of Ophthalmology(English edition)》 (国际眼科杂志（英文版）)

年 卷 期：2017年第10卷第6期

页      面：968-972页

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学科分类：1002[医学-临床医学] 100212[医学-眼科学] 10[医学] 

主　　题：glaucoma diagnosis critical pathway guideline 

摘      要：AIM： To develop a critical pathway for primary open angle glaucoma （POAG） diagnosis intended to be efficient, to unify criteria, reduce resource use and minimize costs to the health system. METHODS： We performed a systematic search on PubMed, Cochrane, Embase and *** databases and classified the quality of evidence from level I through III. RESULTS： A critical pathway was designed by setting a key-decision step by step model on the basis of the best current evidence. CONCLUSION： A critical pathway, evidence-based guideline, may be a useful tool intended to reduce costs while maintaining or even improving the quality of care for diagnosing a highly prevalent pathology such as open angle glaucoma.