Abstract

Objective : This study was to explore the change of new outpatients in ophthalmology, otolaryngology, dermatology. Methods : We did stastical analysis about 4638 new outpatients who had visited the department of ophthalmology, otolaryngology, dermatology in Kyunghee oriental medicine center from January 1, 2004 to December 31, 2006 and had ophthalmologic, otologic, rhinologic, laryngologic and dermatologic diseases. Results : The results were as follows. 1. Distribution of ophthalmology, otology, rhinology, laryngology and dermatology classification in new outpatients was 44.74% in dermatology the most, 26.50% in rhinology, 14.45% in otology, 8.78% in ophthalmology, 5.54% in laryngology. In all classifications except ophthalmology, outpatients increased, but the proportion of outpatients increased the most in dermatology. 2. The proportion of the new outpatients in ophthalmology was 20.15% in 51-60 years old the most. And 36.61% in dry eye the most, next 27.03% in visual disorder, 10.07% in strabismus. The proportion of the new outpatients in ophthalmology in strabismus decreased by 43.93 percent point but in dry eye increased by 32.17 percent point. 3. The proportion of the new outpatients in otology was 24.94% in 61+ years old the most. And 64.03% in tinnitus, hearing loss the most, next 17.46% in vertigo, dizziness. By 17.36 percent point, it in tinnitus, hearing loss decreased. But in vertigo, dizziness increased by 14.91 percent point. 4. The proportion of the new outpatients in rhinology was 40.93% in 0-10 years old the most. And it increased by 20.08 percent point. 69.30% in rhinitis the most but it decreased by 17.70 percent point. But 32.59% in sinusitis, that means it increased by 14.41 percent point. 5. The proportion of the new outpatients in laryngology was 68.09% in female, 23.35% in 51-60 years old the most. And it was 29.96% in laryngopharyngitis, 19.07% in stomatitis, 14.40% in the diseases of tongue. 6. The proportion of the new outpatients in dermatology was 37.21% in 21-30 years old the most.And it was 22.93% in atopic dermatitis the most, next 14.77% in urticaria. That means it increased by 8.19 percent point. But the proportion of the new outpatients in dermatology decreaed in acne, pruritus. Conclusions : We could know that there had been many changes of new outpatients in ophthalmology, otolaryngology, dermatology

Keywords

• Stastical analysis;
• new outpatient;
• dermatology and ophthalmology;
• otolaryngology