Revista de la OFIL
ISSN 1699-714X ISSN 1131-9429
ORTIZ PEREZ, S; CARO TELLER, JM; GONZALEZ SEVILLA, M FERRARI PIQUERO, JM. Variability in allergies registration between care levels. []. , 31, 2, pp.139-142. 16--2021. ISSN 1699-714X. https://dx.doi.org/10.4321/s1699-714x2021000200005.
This study aims at comparing the coincidence degree between different allergy-recording computer applications that can be found in distinct levels of the health care system (primary care and hospital care).
Methods:
Two-month retrospective descriptive and observational study for analyzed records in Clinical Units equipped by electronic prescription. All in-patients who had at least one allergy record registered in the hospital computer application were included in the study. The percentage of allergies registered in hospital, primary care or both applications was quantified.
Results:
723 patients were included, among whom 1,280 allergies were recorded. The allergy ratio per patient was 1.77. The average age was 62±37 years and 58.37% were women. 80.47% of the recorded allergies were drug-related.
42.11% of global allergies were registered in both applications. 21.20% of non-drug-related allergies and 47.18% of drug-related allergies were registered in both applications. According to the total of drug allergies detected in the study, 68.08% were registered in primary care and 79.13% in hospital care. Regarding to the total of non-drug-related allergies, 37.20% were registered in primary care and 84% in hospital care.
Conclusions:
Our study reported a high variability in the allergy registration between the different levels of the care health system. Less than the half of allergy cases are registered in both care levels studied.
: Hypersensitivity; electronic prescribing; systems' integration; hospital care; primary care.