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A practical example of the effects of overdiagnosis on hospital stay and sick leave costs

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In 2009, a university hospital in Tenerife, Spain, implemented a guideline to reduce unnecessary hospital admissions for threatened preterm labour. According to the guideline, hospital admission for threatened preterm labour is justified if the cervical length is 25 mm or less.

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  1. Research chair Vandeputte, University of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium

    Karolien van Nunen

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Coloma M, Kang F, Vallejo-Torres L, Díaz P, Méndez Y, Álvarez de la Rosa M. Economic consequences of over-diagnosis of threatened preterm labor. Int J Gynecol Obstet 2018;141:200-205. https://doi.org/10.1002/ijgo.12450.

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van Nunen, K. A practical example of the effects of overdiagnosis on hospital stay and sick leave costs. TBV - Tijdschr Bedrijfs- en Verzekeringsgeneeskd 26, 368–369 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12498-018-0252-3

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