Tiempos de atención de urgencias neurológicas en un hospital regional de alta complejidad / Waiting times for neurological emergencies in an emergency room
Rev. méd. Chile
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146(7): 885-889, jul. 2018. tab
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ABSTRACT
Background:
Neurological emergencies constitute 10-15% of medical emergencies. Doctor Hernán Henríquez Aravena Hospital has in house neurologists present permanently at the Emergency Room since July 2013.Aim:
To estimate the waiting times for neurological consultations; to compare the waiting times between neurovascular (UV) and non-vascular (UNV) emergencies; and to compare the waiting times of two prioritization (triage) models. Material andMethods:
A convenience sample of the consultations made during shift # 1 at the emergency room between January and December 2016, was analyzed.Results:
There were 859 consultations in the period, 570 for UNV and 289 for UV. Mean age of consultants was 57 years and 52% were women. The median time for having an evaluation by a neurologist was 106 min (132 and 81 min for UNV and UV respectively). Twenty seven percent of patients were evaluated in less than one hour (23 and 36% of UNV and UV, respectively). The change of the prioritization model decreased the waiting time by 81 and 32 min for UNV and UV, respectively.Conclusions:
There were significant differences in waiting times between neurovascular and non-vascular emergencies. Most patients were not evaluated in less than 60 minutes. The change in the initial stratification model was associated with a significant reduction in the waiting times for neurological emergencies.
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Asunto principal:
Derivación y Consulta
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Servicio de Urgencia en Hospital
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Tiempo de Tratamiento
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Enfermedades del Sistema Nervioso
Tipo de estudio:
Estudio observacional
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Estudio pronóstico
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Factores de riesgo
Límite:
Femenino
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Humanos
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Masculino
Idioma:
Español
Revista:
Rev. méd. Chile
Asunto de la revista:
Medicina
Año:
2018
Tipo del documento:
Artículo
País de afiliación:
Chile
Institución/País de afiliación:
Hospital Dr. Hernán Henríquez Aravena/CL
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Universidad de La Frontera/CL
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