title: [The demand for specialized care in otorhinolaryngology].
abstract: BACKGROUND
  The specialized medical assistance knowledge improved in hospitals since the introduction of Clinical Documentation Services, but hardly anything is known about outpatient assistance, specially in otolaryngology.
  
  
  METHODS
  In order to find out this information, during 1992 last quarter, we sampled 20 days of outpatient consult, studying the following variables in patients visited: age, sex, diagnosis, diagnostic-therapeutic procedures and motives for hospital attention.
  
  
  RESULTS
  In the sample first visits are 63% and second visits 37%. Only 7.5% of patients were sent to hospital and we refer the diagnosis cause. In 5.6% of cases we couldn't establish any diagnosis, the 47% of cases presented otologic pathology and the rest 47% belonged to rhinologic pathology, pharyngeal and laryngeal troubles. The frequency of diagnosis were different in age groups. In 25% of patients diagnostic-therapeutic procedures were done.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  This study supplies us interesting information about the features of ENT outpatient assistance respect sex and age, more frequent diagnostics, procedures and causes for hospital attention.
authors.affiliation: Hospital Gran Vía, Castellón.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Carbonell Sanchis
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Pérez Climent
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Giménez Vaillo
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Lozano Blanco
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D016009:Chi-Square Distribution; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010036:Otolaryngology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D012017:Referral and Consultation / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D012737:Sex Factors; D013030:Spain
vernacular_title: Estudio de la demanda asistencial especializada en otorrinolaringologiá.