Electrolyte outpatient clinic at a local hospital - experience from diagnostics, treatment and follow-up.

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND:Electrolyte imbalances (EI) are common among patients. Many patients have repeated hospitalizations with the same EI without being investigated and treated. We established an electrolyte outpatient clinic (EOC) to diagnose and treat patients with EI to improve symptoms and increase their quality of life (QoL). In addition, we also wanted to reduce the number of admissions with the same EI. METHODS:Uncontrolled before-after study reporting experiences from this outpatient clinic as a quality assurance project. From October 2010 to October 2015, doctors at our local hospital and general practitioners could refer adult patients with EI to the EOC. Ninety patients with EI were referred, of whom 60 were included. Medical history, clinical examination and laboratory tests were perform

SUBMITTER: Tazmini K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7048094 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature