Oertel Y C, Zorsky P E
Department of Pathology, George Washington University Medical Center, Washington, DC.
South Med J. 1993 Mar;86(3):282-4. doi: 10.1097/00007611-199303000-00004.
Public opinion, the federal government, and financial constraints are demanding that the cost of medical care be controlled. Physicians are keenly aware of this problem. We believe that the contribution of fine needle aspiration to cost containment has not yet been fully recognized. We advocate fine needle aspiration as the initial diagnostic procedure on any palpable lesion. We present some cases from our daily practice diagnosed by this simple technique, with the aim of demonstrating how it can help clinicians and surgeons to achieve their goal of accurate and prompt diagnosis with less expense to the patient.
公众舆论、联邦政府以及财政限制都要求控制医疗成本。医生们敏锐地意识到了这个问题。我们认为，细针穿刺在控制成本方面的作用尚未得到充分认识。我们提倡将细针穿刺作为对任何可触及病变的初始诊断程序。我们展示了一些通过这种简单技术诊断的日常病例，目的是说明它如何帮助临床医生和外科医生以较低的患者费用实现准确、及时诊断的目标。
