Acta otorrinolaringológica española
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Acta Otorrinolaringol Esp · Sep 2015
Observational StudyEffect of comanagement with internal medicine on hospital stay of patients admitted to the Service of Otolaryngology.
Patients admitted to the Department of Otolaryngology (ENT) are increasing in age, comorbidity and complexity, leading to increased consultations/referrals to Internal Medicine (IM). An alternative to consultations/referrals is co-management. We studied the effect of co-management on length of stay (LoS) in hospital for patients admitted to ENT. ⋯ Co-management patients admitted to ENT are increasing in age, comorbidity and complexity. Co-management is associated with reduced LoS and costs in ENT, similar to those observed in other surgical services.