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Gastroenterology & Hepatology |
Manuscript Type |
Retrospective Study |
Article Title |
Effect of a region-wide incorporation of an algorithm based on the 2012 international consensus guideline on the practice pattern for the management of pancreatic cystic neoplasms in an integrated health system
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Manuscript Source |
Unsolicited Manuscript |
All Author List |
Andrew Khoi Nguyen, Agathon Girgis, Timnit Tekeste, Karen Chang, Mopelola Adeyemo, Armen Eskandari, Emilio Alonso, Priyanka Yaramada, Charles Chaya, Albert Ko, Edmund Burke, Isaiah Roggow, Rebecca Butler, Aniket Kawatkar and Brian S Lim |
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Corresponding Author |
Andrew Khoi Nguyen, MD, Doctor, Doctor, School of Medicine, University of California, 900 University Ave, Riverside, CA 92521, United States. andrew.nguyen@medsch.ucr.edu |
Key Words |
Pancreatic cyst; Algorithm incorporation; Pancreas; Optimization of resource utilization; Fukuoka criteria; Sendai criteria; Pancreatic cancer; Intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasm; Practice management; Algorithm |
Core Tip |
There are ever-increasing numbers of de¬tected incidental, asymptomatic pancreatic cystic neoplasms. This increasing detection has led to work up and treatment guidelines that have been a challenging clinical entity for primary care physicians, gastroenterologists, radiologists and surgeons alike. Our retrospective study included over 2500 patients spanning multiple large hospital centers within an integrative health system. This research demonstrated that the dissemination of an algorithm for pancreatic cyst management in an integrated health system increased the threshold for referrals for intervention and workup, resulting in significant cost savings on the order of up to millions of dollars, without compromising patient care. |
Publish Date |
2018-11-06 10:20 |
Citation |
Nguyen AK, Girgis A, Tekeste T, Chang K, Adeyemo M, Eskandari A, Alonso E, Yaramada P, Chaya C, Ko A, Burke E, Roggow I, Butler R, Kawatkar A, Lim BS. Effect of a region-wide incorporation of an algorithm based on the 2012 international consensus guideline on the practice pattern for the management of pancreatic cystic neoplasms in an integrated health system. World J Clin Cases 2018; 6(13): 624-631 |
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http://www.wjgnet.com/2307-8960/full/v6/i13/624.htm |
DOI |
http://dx.doi.org/10.12998/wjcc.v6.i13.624 |