The one-stop clinic as the standard of out-patient care in a hospital urology department
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Resumo: | PURPOSE: To evaluate the performance of a 'one-stop' clinic in terms of proportion of discharges or inclusion in surgical waiting lists. MATERIALS AND METHODS: All patients were referred from primary care facilities (population 220.646) and from different departments in the hospital. Eight senior urologists, two registered nurses and two nurse attendants participated in the experience. Prior to the start of the project, referral protocols had been agreed with the primary care physicians involved. Compliance with the protocols was periodically tested. Eventually 5537 first visits (January-December 2009) where evaluable. RESULTS: Overall, the 'one-stop' format proved feasible in 74.2% of the patients (4108/5537). Patients, who successfully used the 'one-stop' format, were significantly younger than those who required additional consultations (43 vs 50 years old, respectively, Student's t test < 0.001). For obvious reasons the 'one-stop' format was universally possible in male sterilization and penile phimosis patients. Similarly, the 'one-stop' policy was applied in most consultations due to male sexual dysfunction (75%) and urinary tract infection (73%). Other health problems, such as haematuria (62%) and renal colic (46%), required more than one visit so that care of the patient reverted to the traditional, outpatient care model. CONCLUSION: A 'one-stop' philosophy is feasible for a number of procedures in a urological outpatient clinic. The costs to implement such an approach would be limited to managerial expenditure. |
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The one-stop clinic as the standard of out-patient care in a hospital urology department |
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The one-stop clinic as the standard of out-patient care in a hospital urology department |
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The one-stop clinic as the standard of out-patient care in a hospital urology department Páez,Alvaro day care outpatients primary health care urology clinic visit |
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The one-stop clinic as the standard of out-patient care in a hospital urology department |
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The one-stop clinic as the standard of out-patient care in a hospital urology department |
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The one-stop clinic as the standard of out-patient care in a hospital urology department |
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The one-stop clinic as the standard of out-patient care in a hospital urology department |
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The one-stop clinic as the standard of out-patient care in a hospital urology department |
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Páez,Alvaro |
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Páez,Alvaro Redondo,Enrique Sáenz,Javier Marín,Mercedes Juárez,Nuria Durán,Manuel |
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Redondo,Enrique Sáenz,Javier Marín,Mercedes Juárez,Nuria Durán,Manuel |
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Páez,Alvaro Redondo,Enrique Sáenz,Javier Marín,Mercedes Juárez,Nuria Durán,Manuel |
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day care outpatients primary health care urology clinic visit |
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day care outpatients primary health care urology clinic visit |
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PURPOSE: To evaluate the performance of a 'one-stop' clinic in terms of proportion of discharges or inclusion in surgical waiting lists. MATERIALS AND METHODS: All patients were referred from primary care facilities (population 220.646) and from different departments in the hospital. Eight senior urologists, two registered nurses and two nurse attendants participated in the experience. Prior to the start of the project, referral protocols had been agreed with the primary care physicians involved. Compliance with the protocols was periodically tested. Eventually 5537 first visits (January-December 2009) where evaluable. RESULTS: Overall, the 'one-stop' format proved feasible in 74.2% of the patients (4108/5537). Patients, who successfully used the 'one-stop' format, were significantly younger than those who required additional consultations (43 vs 50 years old, respectively, Student's t test < 0.001). For obvious reasons the 'one-stop' format was universally possible in male sterilization and penile phimosis patients. Similarly, the 'one-stop' policy was applied in most consultations due to male sexual dysfunction (75%) and urinary tract infection (73%). Other health problems, such as haematuria (62%) and renal colic (46%), required more than one visit so that care of the patient reverted to the traditional, outpatient care model. CONCLUSION: A 'one-stop' philosophy is feasible for a number of procedures in a urological outpatient clinic. The costs to implement such an approach would be limited to managerial expenditure. |
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