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Management of the ENT consultation during the COVID-19 pandemic alert. Are ENT telephone consultations useful? / Gestión de la consulta de otorrinolaringología durante el estado de alarma por la pandemia del COVID-19. ¿Es útil la consulta telefónica en ORL?
Gómez González, María Del Rosario; Piqueras Pérez, Francisco M; Guillamón Vivancos, Laura; Galindo Iñiguez, Lorena; Jara Maquilón, Alejandra; Martínez Alonso, Jesús Aaron.
  • Gómez González MDR; Servicio de Otorrinolaringología, Hospital Virgen del Castillo, Yecla, Murcia, España. Electronic address: charo.gomez.gonzalez@gmail.com.
  • Piqueras Pérez FM; Servicio de Otorrinolaringología, Hospital General Universitario Morales Meseguer, Murcia, España.
  • Guillamón Vivancos L; Servicio de Otorrinolaringología, Hospital General Universitario Morales Meseguer, Murcia, España.
  • Galindo Iñiguez L; Servicio de Otorrinolaringología, Hospital General Universitario Morales Meseguer, Murcia, España.
  • Jara Maquilón A; Servicio de Otorrinolaringología, Hospital General Universitario Morales Meseguer, Murcia, España.
  • Martínez Alonso JA; Servicio de Otorrinolaringología, Hospital General Universitario Morales Meseguer, Murcia, España.
Acta Otorrinolaringol Esp (Engl Ed) ; 72(3): 190-194, 2021.
Article in English, Spanish | MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-733672
ABSTRACT

OBJECTIVE:

To describe how the ENT and Head and Neck departments of the HMM and HVC hospitals were managed during the COVID-19 state of alert and to analyse the results obtained to assess the usefulness of telephone consultations in our specialty. MATERIAL AND

METHODS:

From March 16, the ENT and Head and Neck departments of the HMM and HVC Hospitals began telephone consultations. Due to the disparity in the actions of the different department members, the decision was made to create a protocol to manage these consultations which started to be implemented March 23.

RESULTS:

During the study period, 1054 patients were attended in the consultations of both departments; 663 (62.9%) were first visits and 391 (37.10%) were successive visits. Twenty-one percent (229) of the consultations could be resolved by telephone, 10.82% (114) required face-to-face care, 57.40% (605) were indicated for an on-demand check-up depending on their disease course, and 10.05% (106) of the patients could not be reached by telephone.

DISCUSSION:

The state of alarm caused by COVID-19 has been a determining factor in how we undertake our care work. In the ENT and Head and Neck departments of the HMM and HVC Hospitals we decided to carry out consultations by telephone as an alternative to the traditional consultation. During this period, we have observed that up to 21.73% of the consultations could be dealt with by telephone.

CONCLUSION:

The telephone consultation seems to be a very useful tool to attend our patients avoiding the risk of COVID-19 infection during the state of alarm. Furthermore, according to the data analysed and the different studies, it seems a good alternative to the traditional consultation in selected patients.
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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Otorhinolaryngologic Diseases / Remote Consultation / COVID-19 Type of study: Diagnostic study / Prognostic study / Qualitative research Limits: Humans Language: English / Spanish Journal: Acta Otorrinolaringol Esp (Engl Ed) Year: 2021 Document Type: Article

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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Otorhinolaryngologic Diseases / Remote Consultation / COVID-19 Type of study: Diagnostic study / Prognostic study / Qualitative research Limits: Humans Language: English / Spanish Journal: Acta Otorrinolaringol Esp (Engl Ed) Year: 2021 Document Type: Article