Interdisciplinary consultation trends in oral and maxillofacial surgery: a 5-year retrospective review

Year 2025, Volume: 6 Issue: 4, 318 - 322, 31.08.2025

Tahsin Tepecik , Rukiye Ceren Beker , Mehmet Zahit Baş

https://doi.org/10.47582/jompac.1672273

Abstract

Aims: This study seeks to assess the content, frequency range, and practical outcomes of consultations directed to the oral and maxillofacial surgery (OMS) clinic from several medical departments for both outpatient and inpatient care. The results of this analysis will likely emphasize the importance of managing identified conditions using a multidisciplinary approach and help guide future research in this field.
Methods: A comprehensive retrospective analysis was performed on outpatient and inpatient consultations referred to the OMS clinic from internal and surgical medical departments at İstanbul Health Sciences University Sultan 2. Abdülhamid Han Traning and Research Hospital from 2017 to 2023. This study systematically analyzes patient demographics, consultation purposes, responses given, and clinical actions completed. The dataset will provide quantitative results regarding the departments that most often request consultations, the main conditions prompting these requests, and the treatments provided.
Results: Statistical data indicate that the majority of consultations directed to the OMS clinic originated from the Otolaryngology (ENT) clinic. This is followed by the emergency department, general surgery, anesthesia and reanimation department.
Conclusion: This study reveals that the majority of referrals to the OMS clinic originate from the ENT and emergency departments, primarily for temporomandibular joint disorders, sinus pathologies, and maxillofacial trauma. These results underscore the significant clinical interface between OMS and other medical specialties, highlighting the necessity for structured interdisciplinary collaboration and increased awareness regarding the scope of OMS services in hospital-based care.

Keywords

Consultation , awareness , oral and maxillofacial surgery , otolaryngology

Ağız ve çene cerrahisinde disiplinlerarası konsültasyon eğilimleri: 5 yıllık retrospektif inceleme

Abstract

Amaç
Bu çalışmanın amacı, İstanbul Sağlık Bilimleri Üniversitesi Sultan Abdülhamid Han Eğitim ve Araştırma Hastanesi’nde farklı tıbbi birimlerden Ağız, Diş ve Çene Cerrahisi (ADÇC) Kliniği’ne yapılan poliklinik ve yatışlı hasta konsültasyonlarının içeriğini, sıklığını ve klinik sonuçlarını değerlendirmektir. Elde edilen bulguların, multidisipliner iş birliğinin önemini vurgulaması ve gelecekteki araştırmalara yön vermesi beklenmektedir.

Yöntem
2017–2023 yılları arasında iç hastalıkları ve cerrahi tıp birimlerinden ADÇC Kliniği’ne yönlendirilen konsültasyonlar retrospektif olarak analiz edilmiştir. Hasta demografisi, konsültasyon nedenleri, verilen yanıtlar ve uygulanan klinik işlemler sistematik olarak değerlendirilmiştir. Bu analiz, en sık konsültasyon gönderen bölümleri, yönlendirme nedenlerini ve sağlanan tedavileri nicel olarak ortaya koymaktadır.

Bulgular
Konsültasyonların büyük çoğunluğu Kulak Burun Boğaz (KBB) Kliniği tarafından başlatılmıştır. Bunu Acil Servis, Genel Cerrahi ve Anesteziyoloji-Reanimasyon birimleri takip etmektedir.

Sonuç
ADÇC Kliniği’ne yapılan yönlendirmelerin çoğu KBB ve Acil Servis kaynaklıdır; en yaygın başvuru nedenleri ise temporomandibular eklem rahatsızlıkları, sinüs patolojileri ve çene-yüz travmalarıdır. Bu sonuçlar, ADÇC ile diğer uzmanlık alanları arasındaki güçlü klinik etkileşimi ortaya koymakta ve hastane temelli sağlık hizmetlerinde yapılandırılmış disiplinler arası iş birliğinin yanı sıra ADÇC’nin rolü konusunda farkındalığın artırılması gerektiğini göstermektedir.

Keywords

Danışma , Farkındalık , Ağız , Diş ve Çene Cerrahisi , Kulak Burun Boğaz

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