Restructuring service at a mastology outpatient clinic during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Rev Bras Enferm
; 74Suppl 1(Suppl 1): e20200571, 2021.
Article
in English, Portuguese
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1061149
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
to report the experience of a health team in restructuring service at a mastology outpatient clinic.METHODS:
an experience report in a public university service mastology outpatient in Ceará between March and April 2020. Service in this outpatient clinic is exclusively for women and who have breast changes for surgical treatments ranging from nodulectomies to mastectomies with oncoplastic.RESULTS:
increased COVID-19 cases brought the need to restructure healthcare services. The following steps were followed identification of scheduled patients, reading of clinical developments in electronic medical records, individual assessment to define whether or not appointment would remain, telephone contact to inform about unscheduling. Among the 555 consultations scheduled for March and April 2020, 316 (56.9%) were maintained. FINAL CONSIDERATIONS restructuring consultations at a mastology outpatient clinic optimized the waiting time for consultations and avoided crowds at service, providing patient safety.
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Collection:
International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Breast Neoplasms
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Women's Health Services
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Ambulatory Care
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Ambulatory Care Facilities
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COVID-19
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Hospital Restructuring
Type of study:
Diagnostic study
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Prognostic study
Limits:
Adult
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Aged
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
Country/Region as subject:
South America
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Brazil
Language:
English
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Portuguese
Journal:
Rev Bras Enferm
Year:
2021
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
0034-7167-2020-0571
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