title: Oral and maxillofacial surgery in accident and emergency departments.
abstract: Patients with oral and facial injuries presenting as emergencies to the accident and emergency (A&E) unit at Arrowe Park Hospital have been used to compare the treatment method of direct referral to oral and maxillofacial surgery with that of the routine A&E procedure. A quicker and more effective treatment was administered by direct referral of patients to oral and maxillofacial surgery and an argument for such specialist staff to be based in A&E departments is advanced.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Arrowe Park Hospital, Merseyside, UK.
authors.forename: G D
authors.initials: GD
authors.lastname: Wood
authors.forename: K A
authors.initials: KA
authors.lastname: Leeming
mesh_terms: D004636:Emergency Service, Hospital / Q000458:organization & administration; D006801:Humans; D011446:Prospective Studies; D012017:Referral and Consultation; D013515:Surgery, Oral; D006113:United Kingdom