Table 5.
Unnecessary tests and procedures patients usually request
| General practitioners (n=936) | N (%) | Paediatricians (n=682) | N (%) | Nurses (n=286) | N (%) |
| Routine check-up analysis | 709 (75.7) | Routine check-up analysis | 510 (74.8) | Taking vital signs | 225 (78.7) |
| Referrals to specialists without any concerning features* | 628 (67.1) | Administration of antibiotics when it is not recommended* | 491 (72.0) | Administration of treatment that does not require professionals | 175 (61.2) |
| Radiological studies without any concerning features* | 570 (60.9) | Referrals to other specialists without any concerning features* | 450 (66.0) | Delivery of healing materials without indication | 84 (29.4) |
| MR without any concerning features* | 380 (40.6) | Radiological studies without any concerning features* | 197 (28.9) | Delivery of glucometer without the patient having started hypoglycaemia treatment | 72 (25.2) |
| PSA in asymptomatic patients | 358 (38.2) | Administer vaccinations outside the vaccine calendar without indication by paediatrician | 34 (11.9) | ||
| Administration of antibiotics when it is not recommended* | 348 (37.2) | ||||
| CT when it is not recommended* | 280 (29.9) |
*Following Do not DO Recommendations from the Grupo de trabajo de la Sociedad Española de Medicina Familiar y Comunitaria (SEMFyC) para el proyecto Recomendaciones. Recomendaciones NO HACER. Barcelona: SEMFyC ediciones, 2014, and the Asociación Española de Pediatría (AEP). Recomendaciones de ‘no hacer’ en Pediatría. 2014 (accessed 24 Jun 2017): Available in: http://www.aeped.es/documentos/recomendaciones-no-hacer-en-pediatria
MR, magnetic resonance; CT, computed tomography; PSA, prostate-specific antigen.