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Table 1 Distribution of consultations for patients hospitalized in infectious diseases departments by type of patient, department and final diagnose

From: Assessment of the requisites of microbiology based infectious disease training under the pressure of consultation needs

CONSULTANT CLINICS

Sepsis Patients

ICU Patients

Final Diagnoses of the Consultations

Comrb

   

Related to ID

Unrelated to ID

Total

 
   

n

%

n

%

  

Pulmonology

53

6

61

(57.5%)

45

(42.5%)

106

15

Neurology

51

7

49

(51.0%)

47

(49.0%)

96

13

General Int Med

45

4

46

(45.4%)

49

(51.6%)

95

 

Cardiology

40

9

59

(67.8%)

28

(32.2%)

87

117

Gastroenterology

24

5

36

(59.0%)

25

(41.0%)

61

17

Nephrology

22

2

32

(52.5%)

29

(47.5%)

61

28

Dermatology

10

9

31

(55.4%)

25

(44.6%)

56

 

Haematology

22

3

30

(68.2%)

14

(31.8%)

44

13

Endocrinology

22

3

29

(65.9%)

15

(34.1%)

44

49

Psychiatry

20

5

31

(73.8%)

11

(26.2%)

42

1

Physical Ther & Rehab

10

3

19

(54.3%)

16

(45.7%)

35

6

Oncology

12

1

3

(21.4%)

11

(78.6%)

14

20

Rheumatology

7

3

8

(57.1%)

6

(42.7%)

14

 

Immunology

3

 

6

(66.7%)

3

(33.3%)

9

1

Medical Clinics Subtotal

  

440

(57.6%)

324

(42.4%)

764

 

ENT Department

36

3

35

(53.0%)

31

(47.0%)

66

 

General Surgery

34

4

46

(57.5%)

34

(42.5%)

80

 

Urology

33

9

36

(51.4%)

34

(48.8%)

70

28

Orthopaedics

23

6

46

(66.6%)

23

(33.3%)

69

 

Ophthalmology

23

3

32

(60.4%)

21

(39.6%)

53

 

Plastic Surgery

20

4

20

(60.6%)

13

(39.4%)

33

 

Neurosurgery

18

4

36

(69.2%)

16

(30.8%)

52

14

Cardiovascular Surgery

17

3

18

(52.9%)

16

(47.1%)

34

9

Anaesthesiology

17

4

30

(65.2%)

16

(34.8%)

46

 

Gynaecology

13

1

15

(57.7%)

11

(42.3%)

26

 

Thoracic Surgery

8

1

8

(57.1%)

6

(42.9%)

14

 

Dentistry

7

 

9

(69.2%)

4

(30.8%)

13

 

Hyperbaric Oxygen Unit

2

 

1

(50.0%)

1

(50.0%)

2

 

Radiology

10

 

9

(50.0%)

9

(50.0%)

18

 

Diet Department

3

 

1

(33.3%)

2

(66.6%)

3

 

Surgical Clinics Subtotal

  

342

(59.0%)

237

(41.0%)

579

 

TOTAL

296

41

782

(58.3%)

561

(41.8%)

1343

 
  1. ICU: Intensive Care Unit Int Med: Internal Medicine ID: Infectious diseases, Non-ID: Noninfectious disease, ENT: Ear-Nose-Throat, Physical Ther & Rehab: Physical Therapy &Rehabilitation, Comrb: Comorbid conditions other than infectious diseases. Data are classified according to related departments.