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Copyright Aves Yayincilik Ltd. STI. Dec 2010

Abstract

We aimed to evaluate the demographic and clinical features of patients who attended the emergency department of Uludag University Hospital, our emergency practices and the deficiencies. Materials and Methods: All adults and trauma patients under 18 years were included in this prospective study. The evaluations were done with the study forms including patient data recorded by the doctors and nurses. The mean age was 42.00±20.8 years, most (37,5%) comprised young adults (20-39). Only 10.1% of patient transfer to hospital was by ambulance. Most attendences were between 12: 00-16: 00 hours. 19.6% of the patients were categorized as Triage 1, signifying the very urgent group. were Evaluation by the physician of 76.4% of the patients was made in the first 5 minutes of attendance. Consultations were required in 39.1% of the patients,, mostly from internal medicine, cardiology and orthopedics. Of the patients, 12.2% were hospitalized and 4.5% were referred to another hospital. Patients were most frequently admitted to internal medicine, plastic surgery and cardiology clinics. Besides radiography, radiologic investigations were needed in 12.6% of patients and Cranial Computed Tomography was the most frequently required. The average length of stay was 143.1 minutes for all patients, but this was 585.1 minutes for patients needing hospitalization. It was determined that the lengih of stay of patients admitted to the hospital is longer than expected. Although there are deficiencies which must be ameliorated, it was concluded that the emergency department of Uludag University Hospital is adequate for a 3rd step emergency.

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Title
Uludag Üniversitesi Tip Fakültesi Hastanesi Acil Servisine Basvuran Hastalarin Özelliklerinin ve Acil Servis Çalismalarinin Degerlendirilmesi/Evaluation of Features of Patients Attending the Emergency Department of Uludag University Medicine Faculty Hospital and Emergency Department Practices
Author
Aydin, Tayfun; Aydin, Sule Akköse; Köksal, Özlem; Özdemir, Fatma; Kulaç, Semih; Bulut, Mehtap
Pages
163-168
Section
Özgün Arastirma/Original Article
Publication year
2010
Publication date
Dec 2010
Publisher
Galenos Publishing House
ISSN
1305760X
e-ISSN
13098845
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
Turkish
ProQuest document ID
848717074
Copyright
Copyright Aves Yayincilik Ltd. STI. Dec 2010