Reducing Co-Ordering of Amylase and Lipase Testing at an Academic Medical Center: A Quality Improvement Project

Am J Med Qual. 2016 May;31(3):286-7. doi: 10.1177/1062860615620480. Epub 2016 Feb 9.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Letter

MeSH terms

  • Academic Medical Centers* / organization & administration
  • Academic Medical Centers* / standards
  • Amylases / blood*
  • Humans
  • Lipase / blood*
  • Pancreatitis / blood
  • Pancreatitis / diagnosis
  • Quality Improvement* / organization & administration
  • Sensitivity and Specificity
  • Unnecessary Procedures / statistics & numerical data*

Substances

  • Lipase
  • Amylases