3.2 Consultation department involved
Urgent neurologic consultation involved 29 clinical departments(Fig1): 990 cases in the general ward and 447 cases in the intensive care unit (ICU). A total of 68.3% cases were from the department of internal medicine and the surgical departments. The departments within the department of internal medicine that most commonly applied for urgent consultation were emergency (12%), respiration (11.9%), cardiology (11%), hematology (7%), and nephrology (6%). The departments within the surgical department that most commonly applied for urgent consultation were thoracic surgery (13%), orthopedics (12%), vascular surgery (11%), hepatobiliary surgery (10%), and ICU surgery (10%).
Fig.1 Urgent neurological consultation involving clinical departments.