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Table 3 Number of medical specialists consulted at least once by patients’ age at initial diagnosis (n = 160,963)

From: Treating epistaxis – who cares for a bleeding nose? A secondary data analysis of primary and secondary care

 

0–10 years (n = 29,733)

11–20 years (n = 29, 346)

21–40 years (n = 24, 001)

41–60 years (n = 25, 017)

61–80 years (n = 38,275)

> 80 years (n = 14, 591)

Total (n = 160, 963)

Medical specialist(s) consulted at least once during the study perioda

GP

6299 (21.2%)

14,190 (48.4%)

13,190 (55.0%)

13,030 (52.1%)

19,578 (51.2%)

7993 (54.8%)

74,280 (46.1%)

 ENT specialist

11,803 (39.7%)

14,596 (49.7%)

11,900 (49.6%)

14,232 (56.9%)

23,412 (61.2%)

7477 (51.2%)

83,420 (51.8%)

 Pediatrician

16,713 (56.2%)

4946 (16.9%)

27 (0.1%)

26 (0.1%)

54 (0.1%)

35 (0.2%)

21,801 (13.5%)

 Other specialist

1853 (6.2%)

2098 (7.1%)

2188 (9.1%)

2513 (10.0%)

4470 (11.7%)

1770 (12.1%)

14,892 (9.3%)

GP and ENT specialist consulted at least once

 During the study period

2126 (7.2%)

4839 (16.5%)

3549 (14.8%)

4766 (19.1%)

8855 (23.1%)

3015 (20.7%)

27,150 (16.9%)

 During one quarter or two consecutive quarters

1370 (4.6%)

3855 (13.1%)

3034 (12.6%)

4270 (17.1%)

7873 (20.6%)

2716 (18.6%)

23,118 (14.4%)

  1. Note aPatients might have consulted different physician specialties during the study period and, therefore, proportions sum up to over 100%