Table 2 Top 10 medical specialty referrals by procedure (N = 9297)
Total | Gastro-enterology | Plastic surgery | General surgery | Obstetrics & gynecology | Clinical immunology & allergy | Orthopedic surgery | Dermatology | Otolaryngology (Head & neck surgery) | Cardiology | Ophthal-mology | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Yes | 2927 (30.8) | 764 (73.3) | 205 (59.2) | 432 (53.1) | 460 (50.9) | 143 (37.6) | 223 (33.8) | 157 (18.4) | 101 (17.2) | 25 (6.6) | 25 (6.3) |
No | 3889 (40.9) | 206 (19.8) | 44 (12.7) | 46 (5.7) | 308 (34.1) | 176 (46.3) | 124 (18.8) | 572 (67) | 336 (57.3) | 208 (55) | 73 (18.5) |
NS | 2693 (28.3) | 72 (6.9) | 97 (28) | 336 (41.3) | 135 (15) | 61 (16.1) | 312 (47.3) | 125 (14.6) | 149 (25.4) | 145 (38.4) | 296 (75.1) |