Pulmonary & Respiratory Medicine

Izaskun Jiménez

Publications

• Research Article
  Are Training Programs Efficient Enough to Improve Spirometry Quality in Primary Care?
  Author(s): Pilar Carmen Cebollero, Maria Carmen Bermejo, Jose Antonio Cascante, Francisco Campano, Jorge Zagaceta, Izaskun Jiménez and Javier HuetoPilar Carmen Cebollero, Maria Carmen Bermejo, Jose Antonio Cascante, Francisco Campano, Jorge Zagaceta, Izaskun Jiménez and Javier Hueto
  
  Objective: To analyse the spirometry situation in primary care (PC), in terms of its use as well as its quality, one decade after our first analysis and to evaluate the effectiveness of the plans instituted since then. Methodology: In the first phase, a survey of all health centres (centros de salud, CSs, in Spanish), similar to the one used in 2005, was conducted in which information was requested regarding spirometric equipment, frequency of use, calibration, and personnel training. Subsequently, 96 patients were referred from PC after having a baseline spirometry conducted at a CS. The spirometry was repeated the same morning with a similar spirometer in the pneumology laboratory. Two expert pneumologists in functionalism analysed the quality of the tests according to the ATS/ERS and SEPAR regulations and compared the results with these obtained in 2005. Results: A.. Read More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2161-105X.1000368

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