Bleach N R, Williamson P A, Mady S M
Department of ENT Surgery, Charing Cross Hospital, London.
Ann R Coll Surg Engl. 1994 Sep;76(5):335-8.
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.
对一家地区综合医院的耳鼻喉科急诊工作量进行了为期6个月的前瞻性审计。共转诊742例,其中193例(26%)为儿童(<16岁)。男女比例相等,69%的病例来自急诊科。尽管大多数病情较轻,可在病房治疗室处理,要么出院(40%),要么作为门诊患者随访(27%),但超过四分之一的患者(28%)需要由获得专科医师资格后的耳鼻喉科外科医生处理。在这些患者中,31%(230/742)住院,其中107例(46%)需要全身麻醉下进行手术。由此产生的耳鼻喉科急诊工作量占所有新患者转诊的24%、耳鼻喉科病房住院患者的20%和耳鼻喉科手术的10%。