The most common pathologies that were sent from the Emergency Room to the Departament of Otolaryngology in the Hospital General Dr. Manuel Gea González. Four years experience

Karen Aída Flores Cano; Ana Luisa Delgado Fernández; Zhenia Naghely Güemes Campos; Óscar Arturo Escalona Cabrera; José Schimelmitz Idi; René E Guzmán Urrutia; Isauro Gutiérrez Vázquez; Daniel Bross Soriano

2000, Number 4

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Rev Hosp M Gea Glz 2000; 3 (4)

The most common pathologies that were sent from the Emergency Room to the Departament of Otolaryngology in the Hospital General 'Dr. Manuel Gea González'. Four years experience

Flores CKA, Delgado FAL,Güemes CZN, Escalona COA, Schimelmitz IJ, Guzmán URE, Gutiérrez VI, Bross SD

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ABSTRACT

Objectives: The purpose of this study was to determine which were the most common pathologies that were sent form the Emergency room to the Department of Otolaryngology for its treatment in the last 4 years from January 1996 to November 1999.
Findings: The most common findings were, the upper respiratory tract infection such as otitis and pharyngitis, followed by nasal fracture, facial trauma and epistaxis. Other common findings included infections of the deep spaces of the neck, was blocking the ear canal and foreign bodies.
Conclusion: This is the first study that present in Mexico the most common pathologies with severity and intensity that are refer from the Department of Medical Urgencies to the Division of Otolaryngology.

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