Analysis of Interdepartmental Consultation (2) .
10.4097/kjae.1973.6.2.109
- Author:
Se Ung CHON
1
;
Joo Young CHOI
Author Information
1. Department of Anesthesiology, Catholic Medical College, Seoul, Korea.
- Publication Type:Original Article
- MeSH:
Anemia;
Diagnosis;
Electrocardiography;
Emergencies;
Female;
Humans;
Hypertension;
Internal Medicine;
Joints;
Male;
Orthopedics;
Pain Clinics;
Pyrus;
Referral and Consultation
- From:Korean Journal of Anesthesiology
1973;6(2):109-116
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
This is an analysis of 75 cases of written interdepartmental consultations submitted to our department during January 1973 to December 1973. In all, 67 cases were surgical, 8 cases were non-surgical and, of which, 66 cases were for elective cases and 6 cases were for emergency cases, including 5 non-operative cases, and post-operative consultations were 3 cases. Among the 67 surgical cases, 4 cases of surgery were postponed according to our advice. The analysis was as follows; 1 Age; 58.6% were over 40 years old, which included 25.3% over 60 pears old. 2. Sex; male was 49.3% and female was 50.7%. 3. The consultation rate was 2.9% (consultation cases 75; total operation cases 2583). The number of monthly consultations was 7 cases on average. 4. The highest number of departmental consulations were requested from general surgery (42.7%), then from orthopedic department (30.7%), from internal medicine (8.0%), and from eye department (8.0%) respectively. 5. In pre-operative diagnosis of the consultations, around 45 diseases were encountered. 6. The problems of the consultations were varied in 153 subjects; 30.1% of the consulted problems were cardiovascular origins, including hypertension (8.5%), severe anemia (7.1%), and ECG abnormalities (5.9%). 23.5% of the consulted problems were respiratory dysfunction and 21.6% of the problems were endocrinological and metabolic disorders. 7. 3.9% of the problems were therapeutic pain control and/or block. Pain clinics were recently started in our country, in this regards, a joint clinic staff may help to operate the pain clinic efficiently. 8. There were 67 pre-operative surgical consultations (95.5%) and 3 post-operative consulations (4.5%). 9. Through this study, anesthesiologists are requested to have a much broad medical and surgical knowledge to keep their high standard of the speciality.
