Aeromedical retrievals for gastrointestinal disorders in rural and remote Australia: the need for improved access to specialist advice. Issue 5 (19th May 2020)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Gardiner, Fergus W.; Bishop, Lara; McMahon, Kathryn; Nwose, Ezekiel U.; Connor, Susan; Begun, Jakob; Andrews, Jane M.
• Is Part Of: Internal medicine journal. Volume 50:Issue 5(2020)
• Page Start: 619
• Page End: 623
• Publication Date: 2020-05-19
• Subjects: rural health services -- general medicine -- gastrointestinal; Medicine -- Periodicals; 616
• DOI: 10.1111/imj.14822
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1444-0903

Abstract

Abstract: The Royal Flying Doctor Service (RFDS) provides medical care to populations without access to traditional health‐care services. From 2014 to 2018 the RFDS conducted 6007 (≈1201/year) aeromedical retrievals for gastrointestinal (GI) disorders. More detailed research is needed to determine specific GI disorders that contributed to this caseload, and in particular inform whether the establishment of a GI specialist service is justified.