Clinical appropriateness of C-reactive protein requests: Reduction in unnecessary repeats

Are articles labelled as “Editor's Choice” downloaded more?

“…As a bibliometric experiment, I made a list of all EC articles from 2016 to 2017, excluding editorials, and examined the number of downloads from the journal's website ascertained by Wiley as of 22 August 2018 (Table ). For the articles published in 2016 and 2017, I also compiled a list of the top 10 downloaded articles from the journal (Table ).…”

Reduction of unnecessary N-terminal pro-brain natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP) tests: A further lesson in demand management

“…A wealth of data now exist highlighting a significant degree of unnecessary requesting, [1][2][3][4][5][6] with commonly requested tests imposing a major cost burden upon healthcare systems. Recently, we reported on a previous success in implementing a demand management strategy to reduce inappropriate C-reactive protein testing, 7 highlighting savings that can be made by undertaking these kinds of projects. Serum Brain Natriuretic Peptide (BNP) The UK National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has recommended using BNP or NT-proBNP measurements for diagnosis of heart failure (CG187 for acute heart failure (AHF) 8 and CG108 for chronic heart failure (CHF)).…”

Sensible economies: Demand management in blood science laboratories

“…The paper by Livingstone et al . gives an example of how simple demand management‐ an interval before re‐ordering—can reduce requests for C‐reactive protein (CRP)—a common test by 10%‐17% and reduce laboratory spending by £4500.…”