Physician, Epidemiologist. Hospital Universitario Mayor - Méderi. Universidad del Rosario. Bo, Colombia
Research
Biomedical Registry of Follow-up to Clinical Outcomes (RBDC) of a Cohort of Patients with Chronic and Acute Pathologies in Primary
Care in 12 Colombian Cities Results of a Real-Life Study
Author(s): Carlos Alberto Castro*, Guillermo Sánchez-Vanegas and Diana Buitrago-García
Introduction: Biomedical records are a tool for the generation of evidence. These databases store a large amount of information, which makes it possible to identify the distribution of a pathology and to determine the heterogeneity in the management of patients and to generate investigations based on real-life data that suggest the efficacy of a drug.
Objective: To design, implement and evaluate a biomedical registry of follow-up to medical care and clinical outcomes of patients with general acute and chronic diseases of high frequency among the Colombian population.
Methods: A biomedical record was built (descriptive cohort), in patients diagnosed with chronic and acute pathologies (arterial hypertension, dyslipidemia, osteoarthritis, gastroesophageal reflux disease, venous insufficiency, asthma, pain, rhinitis, v.. View More»
DOI:
10.35248/2332 2594.23.13(9).524
