Characterization of the patients who attended the admission, diagnosis and emergency clinic (CIDU) of the dentistry service of a higher education institution in southwestern Colombia - 2015 / Caracterización de los pacientes que acudieron a la clínica de ingreso, diagnóstico y urgencias (CIDU) del servicio de odontología de una institución de educación superior del suroccidente colombiano - 2015
MENESES, Jorge-Andrés; ORDOÑEZ, Jhon-Jairo; CHÁVEZ, Óscar; GALVIS, Omar; ARAGON, Natalia; ORDOÑEZ, Dora.
Rev. estomat. salud
; 26(1): 10-14, 20180901.
Article
in Spanish
| LILACS, BBO - dentistry (Brazil), COLNAL, MedCarib | ID: biblio-916063
Aim:
To characterize the patients who came to the Insitute, Diagnosis and Emergency Clinic (ICID) of the dentistry service of an institution of higher education in southwes-tern Colombia during the year 2015. Materials andmethods:
We reviewed 772 patient admission formats, consolidated the data in a database and selected socio-demographic variables of clinical interest.Results:
It was found that 63% were female patients, the main reason for consultation is oral rehabilitation with 30%, the most frequent medical precedent was surgery with 57%, 33% of men at the clinical examination presented values of arterial hypertension, but only 13% reported it; while 25% of women presented HTA, but 15% reported it and the treatment of choice was oral rehabilitation with 42%.Conclusions:
We found important aspects related to the reason for consultation, medical history and the relevant specialty for its treatment, as well as the importance of education and awareness of systemic compromised diseases such as arterial hypertension.
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CO624.9
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