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Referral Trends of Children in Jeonbuk National University Dental Hospital for Last 3 years

최근 3년간 전북대학교 치과병원의 소아청소년환자 의뢰경향

  • Bae, Cheolhyeon (Department of Pediatric Dentistry, Jeonbuk National University Dental Hospital) ;
  • Lee, Daewoo (Department of Pediatric Dentistry, Jeonbuk National University Dental Hospital) ;
  • Kim, Jaegon (Department of Pediatric Dentistry, Jeonbuk National University Dental Hospital) ;
  • Yang, Yeonmi (Department of Pediatric Dentistry, Jeonbuk National University Dental Hospital)
  • 배철현 (전북대학교 치과병원 소아치과) ;
  • 이대우 (전북대학교 치과병원 소아치과) ;
  • 김재곤 (전북대학교 치과병원 소아치과) ;
  • 양연미 (전북대학교 치과병원 소아치과)
  • Received : 2019.06.20
  • Accepted : 2019.08.05
  • Published : 2019.11.30

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to analyze outpatient referral patterns of children in Jeonbuk National University Dental Hospital. All patients under 16 years old who were consulted from the external facilities were reviewed based on the electronic medical record of Jeonbuk National University Dental Hospital from 2015 to 2018. Total 720 boys and 460 girls with an average age of 7.4 years were referred from local dental clinic (85.2%) for treatment severity (90.2%). 3.2% of patients has disability with the highest number of intellectual disabilities. The patients were usually referred at the pre-treatment stage with higher rates if they had disability or medical problem. Referral rate by chief complaints was highest in surgery, followed by reparative treatment and orthodontic treatment. 2nd referrals in pediatric dentistry had a higher rate of referrals to minor surgery and pulp treatment than of first referrals. The time point of 2nd referral was relatively delayed with increased ratio of 'during treatment'. These results suggest necessities of appropriate case selection and referral based reasonable criteria for pediatric dentist.

이 연구의 목적은 외부 의료기관에서 전북대학교 치과병원으로 의뢰된 환자의 경향을 분석하는 것이다. 이를 위하여 최근 3년간 전북대학교 치과병원에 의뢰되어 내원한 16세 미만의 환자를 대상으로 전자의무기록을 조사하였고, 환자의 분포 및 진료 내용을 분석하였다. 평균나이 7.4세의 환자가 의뢰되었으며, 남아가 여아보다 1.5배 더 많았다. 장애비율은 3.2%로, 지적장애의 비율이 가장 많았다. 의뢰기관은 주로 개인치과의원이었고, 의뢰이유로는 치료의 어려움이 가장 많았다. 의뢰환자는 주로 치료 전 단계에서 의뢰되었으며, 장애를 가지거나 의과적 질환이 있는 경우 치료 전 의뢰되는 비율이 더 높았다. 의뢰환자의 주소별 비율은 소수술, 수복치료, 교정치료, 치수치료 순이었다. 소아치과에서 이루어지는 2차 의뢰는, 1차 의뢰에 비하여 소수술과 치수치료로 의뢰되는 비율이 높았으며, 치료 전 단계에서 이루어지는 비율은 더 낮고, 치료 도중에 의뢰되는 비율은 더 높았다. 이 연구결과를 통해 소아치과의사가 의뢰된 환자를 진단 및 치료하는데 있어, 합리적인 기준에 근거한 증례선택 및 재의뢰가 필요하다는 것을 알 수 있었다.

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