Retrospective Analysis of Patients Whose Plastic Surgery Consultations Requested were in a University Hospital Emergency Room

Abstract

Objective: Patients for whom emergency department physicians in a University Training and Research Hospital asked for plastic surgery consultation were evaluated retrospectively.Material and Methods: Data files were reviewed for patients who were admitted for trauma and for whom a plastic surgery consultation was requested over a four year period (January 2007-January 2011).Results: *U XBT EFUFSNJOFE JO UIF TUVEZ HSPVQ UIBU UIF NBKPSJUZ PG DBTFT XFSF NBMF QBUJFOUT O *OKVSJFT GSPN QJFSDJOH DVUUJOH PCKFDUT XFSF GPVOE UP CF UIF NPTU DPNNPO UIJT XBT GPMMPXFE CZ XPSL BOE USBóD BDDJEFOUT SFTQFDUJWFMZ $POTVMUBUJPO XBT PGUFO SFRVFTUFE CFUXFFO BOE O 8IFO UIF JOKVSZ SFHJPOT XFSF FYBNJOFE UIF SFHJPO UIBU XBT NPTU DPNNPOMZ JOKVSFE XBT JEFOUJöFE UP CF UIF VQQFS FYUSFNJUZ O 5IJT XBT GPMMPXFE CZ UIF IFBE BOE OFDL SFHJPO O MPXFS FYUSFNJUJFT O BOE UIF CPEZ O *U XBT GPVOE UIBU DPOTVMUBUJPOT XFSF PGUFO DBSSJFE PVU for tendon injuries caused by piercing-cutting objects in the upper extremity, and cases were mainly from the paediatric age group in consultations requested due to facial injuries. Conclusion: The team in the emergency department should be composed of people with specialised training in the field of emergency medicine or receiving this training. Aleviating the concerns of a family may reduce improper consultation requests.