[Factors associated with inappropriate hospitalization at an internal medicine department]. / Factores asociados a ingresos inadecuados en un servicio de medicina interna.

BACKGROUND: To determine the factors associated with inappropriate admissions in an Internal medicine department. SUBJECTS AND METHOD: We included 1,993 admissions. The justification for the admissions was evaluated using the Appropriateness Evalutation Protocol. RESULTS: 187 (9.4%) admissions were considered inappropriate. The likelihood of an inappropriate admission was higher as long as the patient was younger than 65 years of age (OR, 1.94; (95%) IC, 1.32-2.85) and the admission had been programmed from the outpatients clinic (OR, 10.58; (95%) IC, 2.79-40.1). Clinical diagnosis also influenced the inappropriateness of admissions. CONCLUSION: Age, diagnosis and source of patients determine inappropriate admissions in an internal medicine department.

[Predictive factors for inappropriate hospital stays in an internal medicine department]. / Factores predictivos de estancias no adecuadas en un servicio de medicina interna.

BACKGROUND: We aimed to know which factors are associated with inappropriate stays in an internal medicine department. SUBJECTS AND METHOD: We included 1,046 hospitalisations and evaluated the justification of the admission using the Appropriateness Evaluation Protocol. RESULTS: 176 (16.8%) stays were considered inappropriate. In a multiple regression model, variables defining an inappropriate stay were the number of days in hospital, diagnosis on admission and the weekly day. CONCLUSION: There are determining factors for inappropriate stays in an internal medicine department.

[What do the internal medicine residents of Anadalusia think of their specialty? Survey results]. / Qué opinan los residentes de medicina interna de Andalucía de su especialidad? Resultados de una encuesta.

BACKGROUND: To know the opinion of andalusian Internal Medicine (IM) residents about different subjects of their specialty, and their biomedical investigation activities. PATIENTS AND METHODS: A questionnaire with codified answers, facilitated to 64 IM residents of Andalusia. RESULTS: 69% of residents referred that IM was the specialty they wished to adhere at first choice. A 61% of residents would advice choosing IM as specialty to physicians with the exams for becoming a resident just passed. Best merit of IM for 89% of people was the global sight of the patient, and worst one for 37.5% was its tendency to fragmentation. 47% of residents consider that the role of the specialty will grow in the future. CONCLUSIONS: Our questionnaire reflects some of the contradictions that IM as a specialty is living, and probably show the rely of future internists to some future propositions about the specialty.

[Characteristics of patients with multiple disease hospitalized in Internal Medicine services]. / Características clínicas diferenciales de los enfermos pluripatológicos hospitalizadosen servicios de Medicina Interna.

INTRODUCTION: Know what proportion of patients hospitalized in the Internal Medicine services have multiple diseases. MATERIAL AND METHODS: We analyzed 400 clinical histories of a random sample of patients admitted to 24 Internal Medicine services of Andalusia. We assessed the diagnostic categories present that make it possible to classify patients as having multiple diseases. RESULTS: One hundred sixty eight patients (42%) were considered as having multiple diseases. The most prevalent diseases in these patients are cardiological and diabetes mellitus. The two main variables that determine that one is a multiple disease patient are age and disease causing the admission. DISCUSSION: A significant percentage of the patients admitted to the Medicine services of the Andalusia public hospitals have multiple diseases.

[The practice of Internal Medicine in Andalusia follows the evidence-based medicine basic principles]. / La práctica de la Medicina interna en Andalucía se ajusta a la Medicina basada en la evidencia.

BASIS: To know the proportion of medical interventions carried out in the Services of Internal Medicine of the public hospitals of Andalusia based on randomized clinical trials. PATIENTS AND METHODS: We have analyzed the primary treatments prescribed in a random sample of 326 patients admitted to these Internal Medicine services during 1998. RESULTS: One hundred and forty-three of the 326 treatments analyzed (43.9%) were based in clinical trials and 135 (41.4%) were interventions unanimously accepted by the medical community without being based in clinical trials. CONCLUSIONS: Most of the primary Andalusian treatments prescribed in the Internal Medicine services are evidence-based.

Síndrome de Sjögren primario asociado a hepatitis autoinmune / Primary Sjögren ´s syndrome associated to autoimmune hepatitis

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Características clínicas diferenciales de los enfermos pluripatológicos hospitalizadosen servicios de Medicina Interna / Characteristics of patients with multiple disease hospitalized in Internal Medicine services

Introducción. Conocer qué proporción de pacientes hospitalizados en los servicios de Medicina Interna son pluripatológicos. Material y métodos. Analizamos 400 historias clínicas de una muestra aleatoria de pacientes ingresados en 24 servicios de Medicina Interna de Andalucía. Valoramos las categorías diagnósticas presentes que permiten clasificar a los enfermos como pluripatológicos. Resultados. Ciento sesenta y ocho pacientes (42%) fueron considerados pluripatológicos. Las patologías más prevalentes en estos enfermos son las cardiológicas y la diabetes mellitus. Las dos variables principales que determinan el ser enfermo pluripatológico son la edad y la patología que motivó el ingreso. Discusión. Un importante porcentaje de los enfermos ingresados en los servicios de Medicina de los hospitales públicos andaluces son pluripatológicos (AU)

Introduction. Know what proportion of patients hospitalized in the Internal Medicine services have multiple diseases. Material and methods. We analyzed 400 clinical histories of a random sample of patients admitted to 24 Internal Medicine services of Andalusia. We assessed the diagnostic categories present that make it possible to classify patients as having multiple diseases. Results. One hundred sixty eight patients (42%) were considered as having multiple diseases. The most prevalent diseases in these patients are cardiological and diabetes mellitus. The two main variables that determine that one is a multiple disease patient are age and disease causing the admission. Discussion. A significant percentage of the patients admitted to the Medicine services of the Andalusia public hospitals have multiple diseases (AU)

La práctica de la Medicina interna en Andalucíase ajusta a la Medicina basada en la evidencia* / The practice of Internal Medicine in Andalusia follows the evidence-based medicine basic principles

Fundamentos. Conocer la proporción de intevenciones médicas llevadas a cabo en los servicios de Medicina Interna de los hospitales públicos de Andalucía basadas en ensayos clínicos aleatorizados. Pacientes y métodos. Hemos analizado los tratamientos principales prescritos en una muestra aleatoria de 326 pacientes ingresados en dichos servicios durante 1998. Resultados. Ciento cuarenta y tres de los 326 tratamientos analizados (43,9 por ciento) estaban basados en ensayos clínicos y 135 (41,4 por ciento) eran intervenciones unánimamente aceptadas por la comunidad médica sin estar basados en ensayos clínicos. Conclusiones. La mayoría de los principales tratamientos prescritos en los servicios de Medicina Interna andaluces se basan en la evidencia (AU)

Reingresos hospitalarios en Medicina Interna y estancia media

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¿Qué opinan los residentes de Medicina Interna de Andalucía de su especialidad? Resultados de una encuesta / What do andalusian internal medicine residents thing abort their speciality?: results of a questionnaire

Objetivos: Valorar la opinión de residentes de medicina interna (MI) de Andalucía sobre diferentes aspectos de su especialidad, así como sus actividades de investigación biomédica. Material y métodos: Encuesta con respuestas codificadas a 64 residentes de MI de Andalucía. Resultados: Un 69% de los residentes confesó que la MI era la especialidad que deseaban realizar como primera opción. Un 61 porciento aconsejaría elegir la MI como especialidad a un médico que ahora aprobara el examen de médico interno residente. La principal virtud de la MI para un 89% de los encuestados es la visión global del enfermo y para un 37,5 porciento su tendencia a la fragmentación el principal defecto. Un 47% de los residentes consideran que la presencia de la especialidad aumentará en el futuro. Conclusiones: Nuestra encuesta refleja algunas de las contradicciones que está viviendo la especialidad de MI y probablemente señala el apoyo de los futuros internistas a algunas propuestas de futuro sobre la especialidad (AU)