ORIGINAL RESEARCH
Characteristic Profile of the Patients Consulted from Emergency Department to Otolaryngology Clinic
Acil Servisten Kulak Burun Boğaz Kliniğine Konsülte Edilen Hastaların Karakteristik Profili
Received Date : 10 Aug 2020
Accepted Date : 06 Oct 2020
Available Online : 23 Dec 2020
Hüseyin MUTLUa, Serkan ÇAYIRb, Ekrem Taha SERTa, Kamil KOKULUc
aDepartment of Emergency, Aksaray University Faculty of Medicine, Aksaray, TURKEY
bClinic of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Aksaray Training and Research Hospital, Aksaray, TURKEY
cDepartment of Emergency Medicine, Ümraniye Training and Research Hospital, University of Health Sciences, İstanbul, TURKEY
Doi: 10.24179/kbbbbc.2020-78448 - Makale Dili: EN
KBB ve BBC Dergisi. 2020;28(3):255-60
Copyright © 2020 by Turkey Association of Society of Ear Nose Throat and Head Neck Surgery. This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/)
ABSTRACT
Objective: Currently, consultation requests are frequently
made from emergency departments to other clinics. The aim of
this study is to perform a detailed analysis of the consultation requests
from the emergency department to the otolaryngology clinic and to evaluate
the case results and the need for consultation. Material and Methods:
The files of 743 cases consulted from the emergency room to the
otolaryngology clinic between January 2016 and December 2019 were
reviewed retrospectively. Reasons for requesting consultation,
symptoms and diagnoses of the cases, and procedures performed as a
result of the consultation were analyzed in detail. Results: The ages of
the patients ranged between 1 and 93 years (mean: 49.7 ± 9.38 years),
and there were 354 (47.6%) female and 389 (52.4%) male patients. The
most common reason for consultation request was epistaxis (24.5%). As
a result of the consultation, 1.6% of all cases underwent emergency surgical
operation and 4.9% underwent various surgical procedures under
local anesthesia, and 4.2% were hospitalized for medical treatment.
Outpatient clinic follow-up was recommended for 381 cases (51.3%),
while elective operation was recommended for 125 cases (16.8%). As
a result of 119 consultations (16.1%), no otolaryngologic pathology
was found and these consultations were considered unnecessary.
Conclusion: By having a sufficient number of specialist physicians in
emergency departments, evaluating the problems associated with consultations
with regular meetings between clinics, and organizing training
programs in institutions that train specialist doctors, unnecessary
requests for consultations can be reduced.
Keywords: Emergency room; consultation; emergency surgery; disease management
ÖZET
Amaç: Günümüzde acil servislerden oldukça sık bir şekilde
diğer kliniklere konsültasyon istemi yapılmaktadır. Bu çalışmanın
amacı acil servisten kulak burun boğaz kliniğine istenen
konsültasyonların detaylı analizini yaparak vaka sonuçlarını ve konsültasyon
gerekliliğini değerlendirmektir. Gereç ve Yöntemler: Ocak
2016 ve Aralık 2019 tarihleri arasında acil servisten kulak burun boğaz
kliniğine konsültasyon istenmiş olan 743 vakanın dosyaları retrospektif
olarak incelendi. Konsültasyon istenme nedenleri, vakaların
semptomları, tanıları ve konsültasyon sonucunda yapılan işlemler
ayrıntılı analiz edildi. Bulgular: Hastaların yaşları 1 ile 93 yıl arasında
(ortalama 49,7±9,38) değişmekte idi ve 354 (%47,6) kadın ve 389
(%52,4) erkek vardı. En sık konsültasyon istenme nedeni epistaksis
(%24,5) olarak saptandı. Konsültasyon sonucunda tüm vakaların
%1.6’sına acil cerrahi operasyon ve %4,9’una ise lokal anestezi ile
çeşitli cerrahi işlemler yapıldığı, %4,2’sinin ise medikal tedavi için hastaneye
yatırıldığı izlendi. 381 vakaya (%51,3) poliklinik kontrolü önerilirken
125 vakaya (%16,8) ise elektif operasyon önerildiği belirlendi.
119 konsültasyon (%16,1) sonucunda herhangi bir kulak burun boğaz
patolojisine rastlanmadı ve bu konsültasyonlar gereksiz olarak
değerlendirildi. Sonuç: Acil servislerde yeterli sayıda uzman hekim
bulundurulması, konsültasyonlarla ilişkili sorunların klinikler arası
düzenli toplantılarla değerlendirilmesi ve uzman hekim yetiştiren kurumlarda
eğitim programlarının düzenlenmesi ile gereksiz konsültasyon
istemleri azaltılabilecektir.
Anahtar Kelimeler: Acil servis; konsültasyon; acil cerrahi; hastalık yönetimi
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