Medicina Consultiva 3.2 Apk

Increased life expectancy and the progressive aging of the population, coupled with the development of more advanced surgical procedures and anesthetics, has led to older patients with a high burden of comorbidity is subjected to surgery whenever more frequently. The lower functional reserve of these patients, coupled with surgical stress, resulting in an increased risk of complications and prolonged stays, far from diminishing problem that is estimated to increase in the coming years. That is why more and more often, the medical specialists are required by the surgical specialists not only for preoperative evaluation but to respond rapidly to the various complications that may arise in the evolutionary response postoperative course. The way in which medical and surgical services are organized to respond to this demand is the basis of so-called perioperative medicine. His ultimate goal is to get the patient reaches the point of intervention in optimal conditions possible and that once the surgery, developed complications are minimal. The reasons why a medical specialist can be consulted during their hospital activity are as broad as the spectrum of diseases, but in the perioperative period, there are some basics that every specialist knowledge required to know address with the maximum guarantee of quality. In order to respond to the knowledge needed to successfully face these tasks, specialists and Polytechnic University Hospital La Fe de Valencia (Spain) belonging to the Internal Medicine, Endocrinology and Nutrition and Infectious Diseases Unit, grouped in the Area Medical Clinic have developed the idea of ​​creating a Medical Advisory Manual addressing in a practical way, the different aspects that a specialist can be consulted in the field of hospital activity, emphasizing the perioperative period, as this the main reason hospital generator consultation. We started this project in app format because our intention is to try to support a dynamic and updated with the latest scientific and only the immediacy afforded by this means allow us to achieve these goals evidence. The content of the app is divided into chapters that will expand gradually in subsequent updates and that you can access from the index or from a keyword search on the home page of the application. Changes in scientific knowledge will be transferred to the application in the form of regular updates, without losing practicality, we hope to develop it into a truly useful tool in the day (point-of-care). The application has other features such as the ability to save favorite chapters for faster access, take notes in each chapter or download in PDF format to print or save. There is also a channel of direct communication with authors and developers of the app, email format. From here we encourage future readers to send questions, criticism or suggestions to follow in future updates. We thank the entire team of designers and developers who participated in the making of this app your commendable effort. On behalf of all fervently wish future users to find quick, effective and necessary to clarify the diagnostic or therapeutic to be followed in each of the aspects dealt aid guidelines. If we reach this goal, we feel that our effort was worthwhile. The Editorial Board