Consultation Contents of an Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Clinic

Referral and Consultation Clinical Trial

Official title:

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

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT05454384
• Other study ID #: 21-KAEK-274
• Status: Completed
• Start date: January 2013
• Est. completion date: May 2022

Study information

• Verified date: July 2022
• Source: Tokat Gaziosmanpasa University
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Observational

Clinical Trial Summary

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.

Description:

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.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 178
• Est. completion date: May 2022
• Est. primary completion date: January 2022
• Accepts healthy volunteers: No
• Gender: All
• Age group: N/A and older

Eligibility

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

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Referral and Consultation

Intervention

Other:
• Medical Record Examination
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.

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
n/a

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Tokat Gaziosmanpasa University

References & Publications (2)

Avon SL. Forensic odontology: the roles and responsibilities of the dentist. J Can Dent Assoc. 2004 Jul-Aug;70(7):453-8. — View Citation

Sippli K, Rieger MA, Huettig F. GPs' and dentists' experiences and expectations of interprofessional collaboration: findings from a qualitative study in Germany. BMC Health Serv Res. 2017 Mar 7;17(1):179. doi: 10.1186/s12913-017-2116-4. — View Citation

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Reasons for Requesting Consultations	The contents of the consultation requests were classified.	After completion of data collection, up to 3 weeks.
Primary	The Applied Treatments and Procedures	The diagnosis and applied treatments and of the consulted patients in the department of oral and maxillofacial surgery clinic were analyzed.	After completion of data collection, up to 3 weeks.
Primary	Notable Consultation Requests	The departments' consultation requests that frequently refer patients were analyzed regarding demographic variables, applied treatments, and examinations.	After completion of data collection, up to 3 weeks.