Unsal Alaettin, Ayranci Unal, Alper Cevik A, Metintas Selma, Arslantas Didem, Unluoglu Ilhami
Medical Faculty Public Health Department, Osmangazi University, Meselik-Eskisehir, Turkey.
Eur J Emerg Med. 2007 Jun;14(3):125-9. doi: 10.1097/MEJ.0b013e3280111f99.
To evaluate the reasons behind the demographic characteristics of patients presented to emergency departments.
The entire patient records of all the hospitals' emergency departments in the city of Eskisehir were retrospectively assessed in this study. The study was conducted between the years 1998 and 2000. Data were evaluated using chi2, t-tests, and percent rates.
Of 608,528 patients visiting the emergency departments, 79 123 (13.0%) were elderly patients. The treatment and discharge rate was 78.3%. Mean admission rate was 21.2%. The death rate during the visits was 0.4%. The proportion of the five most frequently seen diseases was 41.9%.
Demographical trends show that emergency department visits by elderly patients would increase in time. So, in Turkey, emergency department staff should be trained to provide for the special needs of this population in emergency departments.
评估前往急诊科就诊患者人口统计学特征背后的原因。
本研究对埃斯基谢希尔市所有医院急诊科的全部患者记录进行了回顾性评估。研究于1998年至2000年期间进行。使用卡方检验、t检验和百分比率对数据进行评估。
在608528名前往急诊科就诊的患者中，79123名（13.0%）为老年患者。治疗和出院率为78.3%。平均入院率为21.2%。就诊期间的死亡率为0.4%。五种最常见疾病的比例为41.9%。
人口统计学趋势表明，老年患者前往急诊科就诊的次数将随时间增加。因此，在土耳其，急诊科工作人员应接受培训，以满足该人群在急诊科的特殊需求。
