Consultation Contents of an Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Clinic

This study aimed to evaluate conditions and indications in which a training and research hospital directs outpatient and inpatient consultations to an oral and maxillofacial surgery clinic and consider the expectations of physicians in the treatment and management of various conditions.

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Key information

Conditions

Referral and Consultation Neoplasms

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Observational

About this study

The patients' consultation forms referred from the clinics and inpatient services of the Faculty of Medicine, Tokat Gaziosmanpasa University, between January 2013 and January 2022 were included in the current study via Enlil-Hospital Information Management System (Eskişehir, Turkey).

The consultation forms which were referred within the same institution or from the external institutions with written consultation notes and the patients with missing demographic data or consultation reports were excluded from the study.

The specific variables such as age, gender, the department in which consultations were requested, and for what purpose the patients were consulted were recorded and classified. During the patient management and treatment process, the responses given to the consultations by the Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery (OMFS) clinic, the physicians' recommendations, the patient management, and the treatments applied were classified and recorded for statistical analyses.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

The patients' consultation forms were referred from the clinics and inpatient services of the Faculty of Medicine, Tokat Gaziosmanpasa University, to the Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery of the same affiliation.

Exclusion criteria

The consultation forms which were referred within the same institution or from the external institutions with written consultation notes and the patients with missing demographic data or consultation reports

Treatment and study plan

Medical Record Examination

Other

The patients' demographic features, related management and treatment process, the responses given to the consultations by OMFS clinic, the physicians' recommendations, the patient management, and the treatments applied by dentistry clinics were classified and recorded for statistical analyses.

Primary outcomes

Reasons for Requesting Consultations

Time frame: After completion of data collection, up to 3 weeks.

The contents of the consultation requests were classified.
The Applied Treatments and Procedures

Time frame: After completion of data collection, up to 3 weeks.

The diagnosis and applied treatments and of the consulted patients in the department of oral and maxillofacial surgery clinic were analyzed.
Notable Consultation Requests

Time frame: After completion of data collection, up to 3 weeks.

The departments' consultation requests that frequently refer patients were analyzed regarding demographic variables, applied treatments, and examinations.

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Tokat Gaziosmanpasa University

Other

Registry information

Official study title

Evaluation of Consultation Contents Directed From a University Training and Research Hospital to an Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Clinic

Important dates

Study start: 2013
Primary completion: 2022
Study completion: 2022
First posted: Jul 12, 2022
Registry last updated: Jul 12, 2022

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This listing is for discovery and informational purposes only. It is not medical advice, does not guarantee that a study is recruiting, and does not determine eligibility. Contact the study team and a qualified healthcare professional when considering participation.

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