Evaluation of an open access echocardiography service in the Netherlands: a mixed methods study of indications, outcomes, patient management and trends

Table 1 General practitioner's indications for open access echocardiography

Indications for an echocardiography request	Frequency	Percentage*
Single indications
Cardiac murmur only	243	38.9
Dyspnoea only	78	12.5
Peripheral oedema only	24	3.8
'Other' only	102	16.3
Combined indications
Dyspnoea and cardiac murmur	59	9.4
Dyspnoea and peripheral oedema	41	6.6
Cardiac murmur and other	29	4.6
Cardiac murmur and peripheral oedema	20	3.2
Dyspnoea, cardiac murmur and peripheral oedema	17	2.7
Dyspnoea and other	3	0.5
Peripheral oedema and other	3	0.5
No indication given	6	1.0

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