Study on patients with emergency status admitted to Pediatric Departments of General hospitals in Thai Nguyen province
- Author:
Kien Trung Pham
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Emergency;
emergency status;
Thai nguyen
- MeSH:
Emergencies;
Child
- From:Journal of Medical Research
2007;55(6):196-200
- CountryViet Nam
- Language:Vietnamese
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Abstract:
Background: Thai Nguyen province have many national and provincial level hospitals. There are a large number of children patients who admitted hospital yearly. Objectives:This study aims to determine the rate patients with emergency status admitted and managed in leu of general hospitals in Thai Nguyen. Subjects and method: A cross - sectional study was done at pediatric departments of general hospitals in Thai Nguyen from April 2004 to April 2005. The data was collected and analyzed by EpiInfo6.04 software. Results:Among 5595 patients admitted hospital, there was 1270 patients hospitalized in emergency unit account for 22.7%, the respiratory disease was the most common. The rate of emergency patient hospitalized directly was very high (38,7 % to 61,9%). The rate of patients who received the first aid or care in community health station was low (10.3 - 20.7%). A great majority of patients were brought to hospital on motorbike. Conclusion: Among the emergency diseases, the highest rate was respiratory disease, then neonatal. The highest mortality rate at Thai Nguyen General Hospital was 13,7%.
