作者
The Duration for Patient Examination Working Group of Turkish Thoracic Society Benan Musellim, Sermin Borekci, Gulfidan Uzan, Zafer Hasan Ali Sak, Secil Kepil Ozdemir, Goksel Altinisik, Sinem Agca Altunbey, Nazan Sen, Oguz Kilinc, Arzu Yorgancioglu
发表日期
2017
期刊
Annals of Thoracic Medicine
卷号
12
期号
3
页码范围
177-182
简介
OBJECTIVE:
This study aimed to determine the appropriate minimal duration of patient examination in the pulmonary practice.
METHODS:
A total of 49 researchers from ten different study groups of the Turkish Thoracic Society participated in the study. The researchers were asked to examine patients in an almost ideal manner, without time constraint under available conditions.
RESULTS:
A total of 1680 patient examinations were reviewed. The mean duration of patient examination in ideal conditions was determined to be 20.4±9.6 min. Among all steps of patient examination, the longest time was spent for “taking medical history.” The total time spent for patient examination was statistically significantly longer in the university hospitals than in the governmental hospitals and training and research hospitals (P< 0.001). Among different patient categories, the patients with a chronic disorder presenting for the first time and …
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