Association of the Intensity of Diagnostic Evaluation With Outcomes in Incidentally Detected Lung Nodules.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Whether guideline-concordant lung nodule evaluations lead to better outcomes remains unknown.

Objective

To examine the association between the intensity of lung nodule diagnostic evaluations and outcomes, safety, and health expenditures.

Design, setting, and participants

This comparative effectiveness research study analyzed health plan enrollees at Kaiser Permanente Washington in Seattle, Washington, and Marshfield Clinic in Marshfield, Wisconsin, with an incidental lung nodule detected between January 1, 2005, and December 31, 2015. Included patients were 35 years or older, had no high suspicion of infection, had no history of malignant neoplasm, and had no evidence of advanced lung cancer on nodule detection. Data analysis was conducted from January 7 to

SUBMITTER: Farjah F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7816118 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature