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    Evaluación de un call center de orientación clínica durante los primeros meses de pandemia COVID-19: capacidad de resolución de los llamados
    (Sociedad Medica de Santiago, 2022) Valenzuela Guerrero, Vania; Soto Duran, Mauricio Javier; Tellez Tellez, Alvaro Rodrigo; Jara Suazo, Daniel Esteban; Betti Cortes, Irina Alessandra; Valdebenito Pradenas, Constanza Macarena; Arenas, Eduardo; Angelats Fuenmayor, Alejandra Mercedes
    © 2022 Sociedad Medica de Santiago. All rights reserved.Background: During sanitary emergencies such as the recent pandemic, health services can collapse. In these cases, remote orientation services such as call centers may help to debottleneck these services. Aim: To assess the demand and problem resolution of a clinical guidance telephone service during the COVID-19 pandemic. Material and Methods: The call registry between May and August 2020 of an orientation call center for COVID-19 was analyzed. The number of calls, sociodemographic features of callers, type of enquiry and given indications were described. Results: We analyzed 1,278 telephone calls, corresponding to 655 people. Sixty nine percent of queries were resolved during the call and in 31% of calls, users were referred to face-to-face evaluation. Two percent of these referrals were to an emergency service. Conclusions: The call center had a high level of resolution, favoring remote consultation and reducing face-to-face care, improving users´ accessibility.