[Evaluation of the telematic consultation in endocrine surgery during confinement due to COVID-19]. / Evaluación de la consulta telemática en cirugía endocrina durante el confinamiento por COVID-19.

BACKGROUND: The coronavirus disease pandemic of 2019 (COVID-19) made necessary to remodel the hospital's clinical consultations. OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the telematic consultation in endocrine surgery, as well as to select the group of patients susceptible to perform a telematic consultation in the future according to this assessment. METHODS: The study population were patients who had a clinical consultation by telephone. The evaluation was made with the Net Promoter Score (NPS). STATISTICAL ANALYSIS: SPSS v.28, X2 test and a multivariate analysis. RESULTS: 55 patients were analyzed. The NPS was +16, 24 promoters (43.6%) and 15 detractors (27.2%). There were differences between those whose main reason for consultation was malignant pathology (OR 4.5; p = 0.033). The NPS between malignant vs. non-malignant pathology was -13 vs. +38 (p > 0.001). The evaluation of the telematic consultations for the future was: telephone (83% very well), video call (58%), videoconference (19%). CONCLUSIONS: The evaluation of the telephone consultation has been good, finding a better assessment among patients with non-malignant pathology. Its future implementation could be necessary, being the telephone the preferred way.

Evaluación De La Consulta Telemática En Cirugía Endocrina Durante El Confinamiento Por COVID-19

Background: The coronavirus disease pandemic of 2019 (Covid-19) made necessary to remodel the hospital's clinical consultations. Objective: to evaluate the telematic consultation in Endocrine Surgery, as well as to select the group of patients susceptible to perform a telematic consultation in the future according to this assessment. Methods: The study population were patients who had a clinical consultation by telephone. The evaluation was made with the Net Promoter Score (NPS). Statistical analysis: SPSS v.28, X2 test and a multivariate analysis. Results: 55 patients were analyzed. The NPS score was +16, 24 promoters (43.6%) and 15 detractors (27.2%). There were differences between those whose main reason for consultation was malignant pathology (OR 4.5;p=0.033). The NPS score between malignant vs. non-malignant pathology was -13 vs. +38 (p>0.001). The evaluation of the telematic consultations for the future was: telephone (83% very well), video call (58%), videoconference (19%). Conclusions: The evaluation of the telephone consultation has been good, finding a better assessment among patients with non-malignant pathology. Its future implementation could be necessary, being the telephone the preferred way.