Gökhan TAŞKIN, Ramazan KIYAK, Süha SERİN, Bahadır ÇAĞLAR, Meliha FINDIK, Emrah IŞIKTEKİN, Enes KIRKIZ
Medical Records - 2026;8(1):1-6
Aim: Emergency departments are critical units that serve a wide range of patients requiring consultations from different specialties. Plastic surgery is a branch frequently consulted in cases such as trauma, burns, and facial and extremity injuries. In this study, the demographic and clinical characteristics, types of injuries, and intervention outcomes of patients who required plastic surgery consultation in the emergency department were evaluated. Material and Method: This retrospective study was conducted on 864 patients who presented to the Emergency Department of Balıkesir University Faculty of Medicine and required plastic surgery consultation between January 2020 and January 2025. Demographic data, reasons for admission, mechanisms of injury, and surgical interventions performed were obtained from hospital records and analyzed using SPSS software. Results: The proportion of male patients was 73%. The most common reasons for admission were fractures (27.1%), soft tissue injuries (24.7%), and tissue loss (14.1%). The most frequent mechanisms of injury were falls (17.3%) and traffic accidents (12.9%). While 60.6% of the patients were discharged, 22.5% were hospitalized. Conclusion: Cases requiring plastic surgery consultation in the emergency department are generally caused by traumatic injuries. Early intervention is critically important in terms of functional and aesthetic outcomes.
