Demanda asistencial neurológica ambulatoria en un centro de consulta privada en Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia
Objectives: to analyze the demographic and diagnostic variables that condition the ambulatory care demand of the private neurological consultation for the first time. Methods: observational, descriptive, retrospective study of the demand for first-time outpatient consultations in a private neurol...
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| Lenguaje: | español |
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2019
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| Sumario: | Objectives: to analyze the demographic and diagnostic variables that condition the ambulatory care demand of the private neurological consultation for the first time.
Methods: observational, descriptive, retrospective study of the demand for first-time outpatient consultations in a private neurological center, for 24 months (January-2016 to December-2017). The medical information was obtained from computerized clinical records by registering: age, gender and diagnosis according to the International Classification of Diseases, 10 edition (ICD-10).
Results: the total number of patients in the study was 2372, (60%) were women. The mean age was 42.6 years ± 18.8 years, (42.20%) are over 65 years. The most frequent diagnosis was primary headache (33.4%); followed by epilepsy (14%); cervicalgia, dorsalgia and low back pain (13.2%), psychiatric disorders (6.5%). In older than 65 years cognitive impairment was the most frequent diagnosis (14.68%), followed by abnormal movements.
Conclusions: neurological patients are predominantly under 65 years of age and female. The most frequent pathology was primary headache. |
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