<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>Reversing the concept of the Romanian medical system in terms of approaching patients with tuberculosis (TB) and removing them from a hospital-centred system into a more friendly outpatient system, closer to their needs, is one of its challenges. Preliminary data of this project show that through minimal and consistent investments the diagnosis, treatment and monitorisation can be made exclusively in the outpatient department for these patients.</p></abstract>

Reversing the concept of the Romanian medical system in terms of approaching patients with tuberculosis (TB) and removing them from a hospital-centred system into a more friendly outpatient system, closer to their needs, is one of its challenges. Preliminary data of this project show that through minimal and consistent investments the diagnosis, treatment and monitorisation can be made exclusively in the outpatient department for these patients.

Shifting to the ambulatory patient-centered tuberculosis care model in Romania – preliminary results of the pilot project conducted in Marius Nasta Institute of Pneumology dispensaries, January–December 2020

“Carol Davila” University of Medicine Bucharest

Ministery of Health, Medical Assistance Department

Pneumologia

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Reversing the concept of the Romanian medical system in terms of approaching patients with tuberculosis (TB) and removing them from a hospital-centred system...

Shifting to the ambulatory patient-centered tuberculosis care model in Romania – preliminary results of the pilot project conducted in Marius Nasta Institute of Pneumology dispensaries, January–December 2020

Publicado en línea: 07 dic 2021

Páginas: 234 - 240

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/pneum-2021-0017

Palabras clave
TB, Ambulatory care, pilot project, preliminary resultats

© 2021 Ioana Munteanu et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Shifting to the ambulatory patient-centered tuberculosis care model in Romania – preliminary results of the pilot project conducted in Marius Nasta Institute of Pneumology dispensaries, January–December 2020

Publicado en línea: 07 dic 2021

Páginas: 234 - 240

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/pneum-2021-0017

Palabras claveTB, Ambulatory care, pilot project, preliminary resultats

© 2021 Ioana Munteanu et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Palabras clave
TB, Ambulatory care, pilot project, preliminary resultats