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Andreu Sanchez, Jose LuisAuthor

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Nomenclátor jerarquizado en reumatología

Publicated to:Reumatologia Clinica. 16 (1): 3-10 - 2020-01-01 16(1), DOI: 10.1016/j.reuma.2018.11.010

Authors: Yoldi Muñoz, Beatriz; Martín Martínez, María Auxiliadora; Valero Expósito, Marta; Plana Veret, Carlos; Andreu Sánchez, Jose Luis; Moreno Muelas, José Vicente

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One of the missions of the Spanish Society of Rheumatology is to provide the necessary tools for excellence in health care. Currently, there is no reference point to quantify medical actions in this specialty, and this is imperative.A list of actions was drawn up and a hierarchical classification system was established by developing a complexity index, calculated based on the completion time and difficulty level of each action.The results of the Delphi method tended to the consensus opinion within a group (mean ?2 - ?1=0.75-1.43=-0.68, mean IQR2 - IQR1=0.8-1.9=-1.1). The values of the complexity index ranged between 48 and 465 points. Among consultation actions, those reaching the highest scores were the first inpatient visit (366) and visits to the patient's home (369). Among diagnostic techniques, biopsies were prominent, those with the highest score were: bone biopsy (465), sural nerve biopsy (416) and synovial biopsy (380). Ultrasound scan scored 204, capillaroscopy 113 and densitometry 112. Among therapeutic techniques, infiltration/ arthrocentesis/articular injection in children reached the highest difficulty (388). The score for ultrasound-guided articular injection was 163. The score for clinical report on disability was 323 and expert report 370.A nomenclature of 54 actions in Rheumatology was compiled. Biopsies (bone, sural nerve, synovial), inpatient visits, visits to the patient's home, infiltrations in children, and the preparation of the expert report were identified as the most complex actions. Musculoskeletal ultrasound is twice as complex as subsequent visits, capillaroscopy or bone densitometry.Copyright © 2018 Elsevier España, S.L.U. and Sociedad Española de Reumatología y Colegio Mexicano de Reumatología. All rights reserved.

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