Evolución de la actividad de interconsultas a Endocrinología y Nutrición en planta de hospitalización en un hospital de tercer nivel

Abstract

Introduction

Endocrinology and Nutrition (EyN) is an outpatient and inpatient medical specialty. This study aims to understand the evolution of the activity of interdepartmental consultation (IC) carried out by EyN in hospitalization floor of a third-level hospital, comparing its evolution with other medical specialties, and comparing endocrine IC with nutritional IC.

Material and methods

Longitudinal and retrospective study which analyzes IC notes of EyN and other medical specialties between 01-01-2013 and 31-12-2022.

Results

A total of 76,093 IC notes (12,623 patients) were performed by the EyN service (average age 65.4 years; 59% male) with an average of 4.8 notes per patient. Average annual growth was 7% in notes and 4% in patients (versus 6% and 3% of all other medical services, differences statistically significant). Of all patients hospitalized for 4 or more days, EyN went from attending 7.9% (2013) to 12.3% (2022). 66% of the IC performed by EyN was for nutritional cause and 34% for other pathologies.

Conclusions

The EyN service is the one that most patients attend in hospital IC activity, with growth over the last few years greater than other medical specialties. Nutritional pathology is the main reason for IC.