Characteristics of patients visiting emergency department by different ways of transportation
10.3760/cma.j.issn.1671-7368.2019.09.009
- VernacularTitle: 不同来诊方式急诊患者就诊规律及特点分析
- Author:
Dong LUO
1
;
Tao CHENG
2
;
Mingming DONG
1
;
Fang SHEN
1
;
Guihua YANG
3
;
Yu CAO
2
;
Rong YAO
2
Author Information
1. Emergency Department, Dazhou Integrated TCM & Western Medicine Hospital, Dazhou, 635000, China
2. Emergency Department of West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China
3. Information Department, Dazhou Integrated TCM & Western Medicine Hospital, Dazhou 635000, China
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Emergency service, hospital;
Epidemiology;
Epidemics;
Ambulances;
Hospitalization
- From:
Chinese Journal of General Practitioners
2019;18(9):847-850
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective:To explore the characteristics of patients visiting emergency department by different ways of transportation.
Methods:The medical information of 23 039 patients visiting emergency department from January 2017 to December 2017 was obtained through the Hospital Information System (HIS). There were 20 856 patients visiting emergency arranged by themselves (self-visiting group), and 2 183 patients sent by ambulance (ambulance group). The characteristics of two groups were compared.
Results:The proportion of young patients in the self-visit group was the highest (45.97%, 9 587/20 856), and the proportion of elderly patients in the ambulance group was the highest (40.04%, 874/2 183). Throughout the year, the number of patients who came to the hospital by themselves was the highest in the summer, that by ambulance was the highest in the winter, while that was the lowest in spring for both groups. There was no significant fluctuation in the number of patients who came to the hospital during the week. In the self-visited group, the daily peak hours were 18:00-02:00 at night and the ambulance group were 10:00-18:00. The number of visits for top 5 system diseases were trauma, digestive system, other diseases, respiratory system and urinary system diseases in self-visiting group; and were nervous system, trauma, digestive system, respiratory system and circulatory system diseases in ambulance group. The hospitalization rates of self-visiting group and ambulance group were 14.41% (3 006/20 856) and 76.64% (1 564/2 183), respectively.
Conclusion:The emergency patients with different visiting modes have different characteristics. The information would be useful for rationally allocate emergency resources, optimize the treatment process, improve the emergency capacity and ensure the safety of patients.
