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09:27 Jan 18, 2012

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Medical - Medical (general)

English term or phrase: ambulatory (in context)

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There are pharmaceutical records of patients treated with biological agents not only of outpatients but also of ambulatory ones.

Conozco el matiz de significado entre "ambulatory" en inglés y "ambulatorio" en español, pero no acabo de verlo claro. Agradecería vuestros comentarios.

Andrés Martínez KudoZ activity Questions: 51 (2 open) (1 without valid answers) (2 closed without grading) Answers: 2227 Spain
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ambulatorio

Sandy Ghitman

2 +2

pacientes que se administran el agente en casa

Alistair Ian Spearing Ortiz

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comment

liz askew

In a hospital setting or not

Ana Gutierrez

Discussion entries: 7

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pacientes que se administran el agente en casa

Explanation:
Como dije en la sección de discusión, yo siempre he visto "outpatient" y "ambulatory patient" como sinónimos, de ahí mi nivel de confianza bajo.

Sin embargo, los agentes biológicos utilizados en enfermedades inflamatorias (adalimumab, infliximab, certolizumab pegol, etc.) pueden ser administrados tanto en un contexto de paciente ambulatorio (el paciente va a la consulta, una enfermera le inyecta el agente y el paciente vuelve a casa) como por el paciente mismo en casa (mediante pens de inyección).

Es posible que el autor quiera diferenciar los pacientes que acuden a la consulta para que una enfermera les inyecte el agente de los pacientes que se administran el tratamiento a sí mismo en casa.

Alistair Ian Spearing Ortiz
Local time: 18:05
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ambulatorio

Explanation:
La diferencia esta en que el 'outpatient' fue en su momento admitido a un hospital por un dia calendario y el paciente 'ambulatorio' es el paciente que va a consulta y alli mismo recibe los agentes.

Sandy Ghitman
Mexico
Local time: 11:05
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Reference information:
Teaching and learning in outpatients' settings
www.faculty.londondeanery.ac.uk/.../teaching_and_learning_i...
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Outpatient departments and other ambulatory care facilities sit at the interface between primary and secondary care and offer a particular educational ...

outpatients, as far as I am concerned, is associated with hospital visits (in UK)

whereas ambulatory care could be in primary care settings as well as hospital ones:

just a comment

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Payment for Procedures in Outpatient Departments and Ambulatory ...
oig.hhs.gov/oei/reports/oei-05-00-00340.pdf
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by J REHNQUIST - 2003 - Cited by 2 - Related articles
vary between hospital outpatient departments and ambulatory surgical centers and to assess the effect of ... necessary to deliver care regardless of the setting. ...

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open here

http://oig.hhs.gov/oei/reports/oei-05-00-00340.pdf

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Ambulatory Care Law & Legal Definition
definitions.uslegal.com › Legal Definitions Home › A
Ambulatory care means medical services offered on an outpatient basis without admission in hospital for treatment. However some outpatient services are ...

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servicios de consulta externa > outpatient services - ProZ.com
www.proz.com › ... › Spanish to English › Medical: Health Care
4 Dec 2008 – ProZ.com global directory of translation services .... An outpatient department is a hospital department which is primarily designed to enable ...

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atención abierta > outpatient or ambulatory care - ProZ.com
www.proz.com › ... › Spanish to English › Medical: Health Care
15 Oct 2009 – (KudoZ) Spanish to English translation of atención abierta: outpatient or ambulatory care [centros asistenciales, atención médica - Medical: ...

the main difference seems to be that "ambulatory care" involves the patient not being admitted to hospital overnight, but being treated in one calendar day.

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however,
you would think it would make more sense with "inpatients" instead of "outpatients".

liz askew
United Kingdom
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1 day23 hrs

Reference: In a hospital setting or not

Reference information:
As I understand it, 'outpatients' always refers to care at hospitals (whether it is just a consultation or a procedure that does not require staying overnight)

Ambulatory care is not in a hospital setting and it can refer to a 'virtual ward' where the patient remains at home. These new virtual wards have been piloted mainly to avoid emergency admissions.

Reference: http://www.institute.nhs.uk/quality_and_value/high_volume_ca...
Reference: http://www.nuffieldtrust.org.uk/our-work/projects/examining-...

Ana Gutierrez
United Kingdom
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Spanish
PRO pts in category: 16

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