Analysis of night-time and weekend otolaryngology service
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Summary
The night-time and weekend otolaryngology service provided to an urban population slightly in excess of half a million people is analysed over a six month period. During this time, 147 calls were received, of which 116(79%) required a hospital visit by the Registrar-on-call. Children accounted for 39% of patients seen and adults 61%.
The problems encountered were in keeping with traditional perceptions of otolaryngology. The most common diagnosis necessitating a hospital visit was a suspected foreign body in the upper aerodigestive tract (39 cases), followed by epistaxis (28 cases) and some form of ear sepsis (12 cases). There was a noticeable lack of primary involvement in such areas as facial and neck trauma.
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Foreign Body Hospital Visit Aerodigestive Tract Otitis Externa Neck TraumaPreview
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