Aeromedical retrievals for gastrointestinal disorders in rural and remote Australia: the need for improved access to specialist advice | Zendy

Gardiner Fergus W. | Zendy; Bishop Lara | Zendy; McMahon Kathryn | Zendy; Nwose Ezekiel U. | Zendy; Connor Susan | Zendy; Begun Jakob | Zendy; Andrews Jane M. | Zendy

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Aeromedical retrievals for gastrointestinal disorders in rural and remote Australia: the need for improved access to specialist advice

Author(s) -

Gardiner Fergus W.,

Bishop Lara,

McMahon Kathryn,

Nwose Ezekiel U.,

Connor Susan,

Begun Jakob,

Andrews Jane M.

Publication year - 2020

Publication title -

internal medicine journal

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.596

H-Index - 70

eISSN - 1445-5994

pISSN - 1444-0903

DOI - 10.1111/imj.14822

Subject(s) - medicine , service (business) , medical advice , specialist care , medical emergency , family medicine , nursing , primary care , economy , economics

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.

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