Title: [Control of patients in an outpatient clinic of rheumatology].
Abstract:A high number of patients attending outpatient clinics of rheumatology are control cases. This study aimed at investigating the causes of such controls and how necessary they are.400 consecutive contr...A high number of patients attending outpatient clinics of rheumatology are control cases. This study aimed at investigating the causes of such controls and how necessary they are.400 consecutive control patients selected from a local hospital were included.Inflammatory rheumatic diseases constituted 89% of the controls; rheumatoid arthritis was the diagnosis in 28% of cases. Routine control of patients with chronic disease was the main cause of control (41%). 15% of controls were regarded as partly or completely unnecessary; 95% of these were not repeated.The reasons for controlling patients in rheumatology should be better defined. Regular evaluation could result in improved service to outpatients.Read More
Publication Year: 2002
Publication Date: 2002-04-20
Language: en
Type: article
Indexed In: ['pubmed']
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