| Common diagnoses in internal medicine in Europe 2009: a pan-European, multi-centre survey. | |
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PMID: 20816603 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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OBJECTIVE: Information on the medical problems and diseases encountered by practicing Internists in the hospital environment is lacking. The aim of this study is to assess the prevalence of various diagnostic categories that present to internists in the hospital setting in Europe. DESIGN: A pan-European study used the Young Internists Research Network of the European Federation of Internal Medicine. RESULTS: Data on 1501 patients from 31 physicians in 18 European countries were included in the study. The patients carried an average of 2.75 (+/-2.22) chronic medical diagnoses, ranging from 0 to 18. The most common presenting complaint was shortness of breath, followed by chest pain and abdominal pain. A cardiac condition was most common, followed by infectious disease. The complexity of patients averaged 2.5 (+/-1.14). CONCLUSIONS: The results of this study will be useful for the development of a modern internal medicine curriculum, both at the graduate and postgraduate level, which reflects the competencies required for the delivery of comprehensive patient care in internal medicine wards. |
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Authors:
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Duckitt Roger; Palsson Runolfur; Bosanska Lenka; Dagna Lorenzo; Durusu Tanriover Mine; Vardi Moshe; |
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Type: Journal Article; Multicenter Study; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't |
Journal Detail:
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Title: European journal of internal medicine Volume: 21 ISSN: 1879-0828 ISO Abbreviation: Eur. J. Intern. Med. Publication Date: 2010 Oct |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2010-09-06 Completed Date: 2010-12-30 Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 9003220 Medline TA: Eur J Intern Med Country: Netherlands |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 449-52 Citation Subset: IM |
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Copyright (c) 2010 European Federation of Internal Medicine. Published by Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved. |
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Acute Medicine Unit, Worthing Hospital, Worthing, United Kingdom. |
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Abdominal Pain
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diagnosis,
epidemiology Cardiovascular Diseases / diagnosis, epidemiology Chest Pain / diagnosis, epidemiology Diagnosis-Related Groups / statistics & numerical data* Dyspnea / diagnosis*, epidemiology* Europe / epidemiology Gastrointestinal Diseases / diagnosis, epidemiology Health Care Surveys* Hospitalization / statistics & numerical data Humans Infection / diagnosis, epidemiology Internal Medicine / statistics & numerical data* Lung Diseases / diagnosis, epidemiology Patient Discharge / statistics & numerical data Prevalence |
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Investigator/Affiliation:
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Adrian Blundell / ; Seref Vardy / ; Alexis Michael Muller-Marbach / ; Ana Vujaklija Brajkovic / ; Andreja Ocepek / ; Bernd Krause / ; Carlos Maltez / ; Clarinda Neves / ; Cynthia Farrugia Jones / ; Daniela Mendes / ; Deniz Karasoy / ; Don Susantha Darmapriya Siyambalapitiya / ; Funda Pepedil / ; Georgia Kalpakou / ; Gerli Kuusk / ; Greg Mellor / ; Jakub Dlouhy / ; Liucija Vaikević / ; Mehmet Niflioglu / ; Mircea Catalin Fortofoiu / ; Ozan Yazici / ; Ramona Nour / ; Sandra Patricia Gomez / ; Sivakumar Sridharan / ; Thibaut Fraisse / ; Maria Carabba / ; Shanil Kadir / ; Timo Valiviita / ; Armando Graca / ; Karin Amrein / ; Monica Pon / ; Andre Pauperio / ; Martin Edelmann / ; Juan Gonzalez / ; Krzysztof Pabisiak / ; Francesc Puchades / ; Sandra Simoes / ; Alessandra Fiorentini / ; Joao Porto / ; Berivan Bitik / ; Gil Lavie / ; Marta de Carvalho Rebelo / |
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