PT - JOURNAL ARTICLE AU - Marcos Zuil Martin AU - Laura Pérez AU - Noelia Sánchez Sánchez AU - Paloma Clavería AU - Mª Teresa Rosell AU - Javier Lázaro AU - Diego Márquez AU - Alicia Blasco AU - Agustín Rodríguez AU - Eva Anadón AU - Eva Fernández AU - Milagros Bone AU - José Ángel Carretero TI - Evaluating e-consultation implementation in Lung Cancer patients. Are we doing well? AID - 10.1183/13993003.congress-2020.4159 DP - 2020 Sep 07 TA - European Respiratory Journal PG - 4159 VI - 56 IP - suppl 64 4099 - http://erj.ersjournals.com/content/56/suppl_64/4159.short 4100 - http://erj.ersjournals.com/content/56/suppl_64/4159.full SO - Eur Respir J2020 Sep 07; 56 AB - Background: Lung Cancer (LC) is the greatest cause of cancer death in our world. Most patients have advanced and incurable disease at the time of diagnosis. The development of an electronic consultation system provides an easier way to start the staging process.Aims: to study the results of an e-consultation service between Primary Care Providers (PCP) and a Respiratory Unit as a first consultation in a lung cancer staging process.Methods: Retrospective study of a secure, web-based e-consultation, developed between our Respiratory Unit and PCP from our Hospital Health Area. After the electronic consultation, each patient with possible LC received a phone call and had a scheduled face-to-face interview during the staging process. The study took place from January 1, 2018 to December 31, 2019.Results: - Total e-consultations: Year 2018 (Y18): 1555; Year 2019 (Y19): 1828- LC e-consultations: Y18: 76 (4.8%); Y19: 69 (3.77%)- Average time for the first phone call to the patient: Y18: 2.3 days; Y19: 1.9 days- Staging: False positive or follow up cases: Y18: 51(67.1%); Y19: 47(68,1%)Stage I-II cases: Y18: 11(14,4%); Y19: 9(13.0%)Stage III-IV cases : Y18: 14(18,4%); Y19: 13(18.8%)- Time saved during staging process: Y18: 10+2 days; Y19: 14+3 days- Additional requirements requested by patients: . New phone call: Y18: 10 (14.28%); Y19: 11 (15.9%) Added personal attention: Y18: 6 (7.8%); Y19: 7 (10.1%)Conclusions: Implementation of e-consultation service in LC staging process reduces wait times for patients and leads to overall cost savings, but added activities or meetings should be planned (outpatient health information) because of the high emotional demand of these patients.FootnotesCite this article as: European Respiratory Journal 2020; 56: Suppl. 64, 4159.This abstract was presented at the 2020 ERS International Congress, in session “Respiratory viruses in the "pre COVID-19" era”.This is an ERS International Congress abstract. No full-text version is available. Further material to accompany this abstract may be available at www.ers-education.org (ERS member access only).