TY  - JOUR 
AU  - López-Campos, José Luis
AU  - Abad Arranz, María
AU  - Calero Acuña, Carmen
AU  - Romero Valero, Fernando
AU  - Ayerbe García, Ruth
AU  - Hidalgo Molina, Antonio
AU  - Aguilar Pérez-Grovas, Ricardo Ismael
AU  - García Gil, Francisco
AU  - Casas-Maldonado, Francisco
AU  - Caballero Ballesteros, Laura
AU  - Sánchez Palop, María
AU  - Pérez-Tejero, Dolores
AU  - Segado, Alejandro
AU  - Calvo Bonachera, José
AU  - Hernández Sierra, Bárbara
AU  - Doménech, Adolfo
AU  - Arroyo Varela, Macarena
AU  - González Vargas, Francisco
AU  - Cruz Rueda, Juan José
PY  - 2015
SN  - 1932-6203
UR  - http://hdl.handle.net/10481/39436
AB  - Objectives:

Previous clinical audits for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) have provided valuable information on the clinical care delivered to patients admitted to medical wards because of COPD exacerbations. However, clinical audits of...
AB  - Methods:

A pilot clinical audit of COPD patients referred to respiratory outpatient clinics in the region of Andalusia, Spain (over 8 million inhabitants), was performed. The audit took place between October 2013 and September 2014, and 10 centers...
AB  - Conclusions:

This paper describes a methodological framework for conducting a clinical audit of COPD patients in an outpatient setting. Results from such audits can guide health information systems development and implementation in real-world...
LA  - eng
PB  - Public Library of Science (PLOS)
KW  - Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
KW  - Bronchodilators
KW  - Drugtherapy
KW  - Outpatients
KW  - Hospitals
KW  - Outpatient clinics
KW  - Patients
KW  - Databases
TI  - Clinical Audits in Outpatient Clinics for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: Methodological Considerations and Workflow
DO  - 10.1371/journal.pone.0141856
ER  -