Kontroll av pasienter ved en revmatologisk poliklinikk
Engelsk titel: Control of patients in an outpatient clinic of rheumatology
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Författare:
Gran JT
;
Soldal D
;
Jore S
;
Myklebust G
Email: jan.tore.gran@rikshospitalet.no
Språk: Nor
Antal referenser: 6
Dokumenttyp:
Artikel
UI-nummer: 02051515
Sammanfattning
INTERPRETATION : The reasons for controlling patients in rheumatology should be better defined. Regular evaluation could result in improved service to outpatients.
RESULTS : Inflammatory rheumatic diseases constituted 89% of the controls; rheumatoid arthritis was the diagnosis in 28% of cases. Routine control of patients with chronic disease was the main cause of control (41%). 15% of controls were regarded as partly or completely unnecessary; 95% of these were not repeated.
MATERIAL AND METHODS : 400 consecutive control patients selected from a local hospital were included.
BACKGROUND : A high number of patients attending outpatient clinics of rheumatology are control cases. This study aimed at investigating the causes of such controls and how necessary they are.