Development of a registry system for pituitary tumors at the Centro Médico Docente la Trinidad

Abstract

Pituitary tumors are the most common cause of intracranial neoplasms, a tumor registration system represents a monitoring tool, useful to collect, store, analyze and interpret data from patients with this type of neoplasm, and thus provide continuous and updated information on their behavior and management. This feasible project seeks to develop an instrument that allows a simple and rapid record of the clinical, epidemiological, diagnostic and therapeutic characteristics of patients with pituitary tumors who attend the Endocrinology Service of the Teaching Medical Center. La Trinidad, An initial step for a single national registry allowing integrating knowledge and analyzing the quality of care of the different specialized centers. An interface was designed with online access on the Google Forms, with previous bibliographic review of frequency of pituitary tumors in collaboration with a specialist from the endocrinology service, creating an instrument as described as well as the hormonal status and the diagnostic and therapeutic methods used, subsequently carrying out a pilot test to evaluate the feasibility of the project. Summarizing what has been raised, the application of Information, Communication and Technology in medicine allows to promote knowledge describing the center's experience in pituitary tumors.