Table 2.
Prior Studies
| Author | Year | No. | Setting | AUC Criteria Applied | I | A | U | UN | Most Common Inappropriate Indication |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gibbons4 | 2008 | 284 | University hospital | 2005 | 14% | 64% | 11% | 10% | 10 (48%), 16 (17%), 12 (13%) |
| Mehta8 | 2008 | 1209 | University hospital | 2005 | 13% | 80% | 7% | 3% | 1 (57%), 31 (14%), 32 (14%) |
| McCully5 | 2009 | 298 | University hospital | 2005 | |||||
| Hendel6a | 2010 | 6351 | 6 sites: 3 urban, 2 semiurban, 1 rural | 2005 | 14.4% | 70.7% | 14.9% | 6.7% | 10 (45%), 40 (24%), 1 (16%) |
| Gibbons9 | 2010 | 284 | University hospital | 2005 | 7% | 66% | 15% | 12% | 10 (55%), 1 (20%) |
| Carryer10 | 2010 | 281 | University hospital | 2009 | 24.2% | 59.8% | 16% | 0% | 12 and 13 (43%), 23–25 (15%) |
| Gibbons7b | 2011 | 273 | University hospital | 2005 | 11.7% | 60.1% | 13.2% | 15% | |
| Gholamrezanezhad15 c | 2011 | 291 | Tertiary care center based in Asia | 2009, 2005 | 16.8% | 75.3% | 5.2% | 2.7% | |
| Koh19 | 2011 | 1623 | Tertiary care center based in Asia | 2009 | 10% | 82% | 5% | 3% | 40–42, 44–46, 48 (39%) 12, 13, 20 (17.5%) |
| Doukky14 | 2013 | 1511 | Office‐based setting in Chicago metropolitan area | 2009 | 45.5% | 51.6% | 2.9% | 0% |
Abbreviations: A, appropriate; AUC, appropriate use criteria; I, inappropriate; N, sample size; U, uncertain; UN, unclassifiable.
Preintervention cohort. b2008 cohort. cClassification based on 2009 criteria.