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AI InsightThe overall ratio of PRAS professionals per 100,000 populations is 1.05 in Turkey.
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Abstract
Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery (PRAS) is a unique surgical specialty because of its broad area of expertise and its tendency for multidisciplinary work. In this study, through the cross-sectional data obtained from Turkish Statistical Institute and the Ministry of Health, ratios of plastic surgery professionals per population in each province in Turkey has been calculated and compared. The overall ratio of PRAS professionals per 100,000 populations is 1.05 in Turkey. In the analysis made according to the provinces, the highest ratio of PRAS professionals has been found in Ankara (1.99/100,000). In the highly populated cities, PRAS professional ratio is 1.2 in average, whereas the same ratio is 0.7 in average in low-population cities (p<0.001). Based on the results of the present study, the distribution of PRAS professionals in Turkey shows a great diversity across the provinces. The results of this cross-sectional, descriptive, original study are very valuable in terms of keeping a light on health and education policies regarding plastic and reconstructive surgery.
Özet
Plastik, Rekonstrüktif ve Estetik Cerrahi (PREC) çalışma alanının genişliği ve multidisipliner çalışmaya yatkınlığı nedeniyle özel bir cerrahi daldır. Bu çalışmada Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu ve T.C. Sağlık Bakanlığı’ndan elde edilen kesitsel veriler ile PREC uzman hekimlerinin illerdeki nüfusa oranı bulunarak karşılaştırılmıştır. Türkiye genelinde PREC uzman hekim oranı 1,05/100,000’dir. İllere göre yapılan tasnifte, nüfusa göre PREC uzmanı oranı en yüksek olan il Ankara (1,99/100,000) olarak görülmektedir. PREC uzman hekim oranı nüfusun yüksek olduğu illerde 1,2 iken; nüfusun düşük olduğu illerde bu oran ortalama olarak 0,7’dir (p