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

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

doi:10.1111/imj.14822

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

Fergus W. Gardiner^*, Lara Bishop, Kathryn McMahon, Ezekiel U. Nwose, Susan Connor, Jakob Begun, Jane M. Andrews

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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.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	619-623
Number of pages	5
Journal	Internal Medicine Journal
Volume	50
Issue number	5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1111/imj.14822
Publication status	Published - 1 May 2020

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