Emergency workload in otolaryngology
| Autor: | N R, Bleach, P A, Williamson, S M, Mady |
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| Rok vydání: | 1994 |
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Adolescent education Infant Workload Hospitals District Hospitals General Otolaryngology Otorhinolaryngologic Diseases Child Preschool London otorhinolaryngologic diseases Medical Staff Hospital Humans Female Prospective Studies Child Emergency Service Hospital Referral and Consultation Research Article |
| Zdroj: | Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England. 76(5) |
| ISSN: | 0035-8843 |
| Popis: | A 6-month prospective audit of the otolaryngology emergency workload in a district general hospital was undertaken. A total of 742 cases was referred of whom 193 (26%) were children (< 16 years). The male to female ratio was equal, and 69% of cases were referred from the accident and emergency department. Although most conditions were minor enough to be managed in the ward treatment room and either discharged (40%) or followed up as outpatients (27%), more than one-quarter of patients (28%) needed management by a post-fellowship ENT surgeon. Of the patients, 31% (230/742) were admitted, of whom 107 (46%) required an operation under general anaesthesia. The consequent ENT emergency workload represented 24% of all new patient referrals, 20% of ENT ward admissions and 10% of ENT surgical procedures. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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