Abstract
Data about 590 phone calls to the Pediatric Division of Vigevano Hospital (a II level hospital) were collected during 6 months. Most of the calls were received between 8 and 12 a.m. (33,2%) and between 8 p.m. and 8 a.m. (25,6%). A diagnostic request caracterized 45,3% of the cases while 39% dealed with therapeutic counsels. People called because they wanted an hospital's opinion (29%), were already followed by the hospital (32,7%) or because it was not possible to contact the family pediatrician (32%). A visit was advised to the 29,3% of the patients, 12% of which was then hospitalized. Urgency was recommended for the 7,7% of the visits; 74% of these children were hospitalized.
| Original language | Italian |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 272-274 |
| Number of pages | 3 |
| Journal | Rivista Italiana di Pediatria |
| Volume | 24 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| Publication status | Published - 1998 |
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Pediatri al telefono : Consulenze di un reparto ospedaliero. / Guala, A.; Capodieci, C.; Gulino, E.; Scagliarini, F.; Peretti, M.; Mannarino, S.; Licardi, G.; Sparnacini, S.; Ferrari, G.; Festa, F.
In: Rivista Italiana di Pediatria, Vol. 24, No. 2, 1998, p. 272-274.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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AU - Guala, A.
AU - Capodieci, C.
AU - Gulino, E.
AU - Scagliarini, F.
AU - Peretti, M.
AU - Mannarino, S.
AU - Licardi, G.
AU - Sparnacini, S.
AU - Ferrari, G.
AU - Festa, F.
PY - 1998
Y1 - 1998
N2 - Data about 590 phone calls to the Pediatric Division of Vigevano Hospital (a II level hospital) were collected during 6 months. Most of the calls were received between 8 and 12 a.m. (33,2%) and between 8 p.m. and 8 a.m. (25,6%). A diagnostic request caracterized 45,3% of the cases while 39% dealed with therapeutic counsels. People called because they wanted an hospital's opinion (29%), were already followed by the hospital (32,7%) or because it was not possible to contact the family pediatrician (32%). A visit was advised to the 29,3% of the patients, 12% of which was then hospitalized. Urgency was recommended for the 7,7% of the visits; 74% of these children were hospitalized.
AB - Data about 590 phone calls to the Pediatric Division of Vigevano Hospital (a II level hospital) were collected during 6 months. Most of the calls were received between 8 and 12 a.m. (33,2%) and between 8 p.m. and 8 a.m. (25,6%). A diagnostic request caracterized 45,3% of the cases while 39% dealed with therapeutic counsels. People called because they wanted an hospital's opinion (29%), were already followed by the hospital (32,7%) or because it was not possible to contact the family pediatrician (32%). A visit was advised to the 29,3% of the patients, 12% of which was then hospitalized. Urgency was recommended for the 7,7% of the visits; 74% of these children were hospitalized.
KW - Pediatric hospital
KW - Telephone advices
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