Al-Harbi M A
Al-Noor Specialist Hospital, Makkah.
J Family Community Med. 2000 Jan;7(1):21-4.
Hajj usually presents a unique medical crisis especially for the Emergency Department. This study will identify the surgical and medical cases that presented at the Emergency Department during Hajj and percentage admitted.
A prospective study of the pattern of surgical and medical cases that presented at the Emergency Department of the largest tertiary care hospital in Makkah city and holy lands during Hajj.
The study was conducted prospectively during the 1413 (1993) Hajj pilgrimage from 20.11.1413 to 20.12.1413. All Saudi and non-Saudi pilgrims presenting at the Emergency Department of Al-Noor Specialist Hospital were included.
From the 7,676 patients who came to the Emergency Department, 1426 were admitted. The commonest cause for surgical admission was trauma, while the commonest cause for medical admission was pneumonia.
More than 50% of cases could have been dealt with in the Outpatient Department or Primary Health Care Centers.
朝觐通常会带来独特的医疗危机,尤其是对急诊科而言。本研究将确定朝觐期间出现在急诊科的外科和内科病例以及收治比例。
对麦加市及圣地最大的三级护理医院急诊科在朝觐期间出现的外科和内科病例模式进行前瞻性研究。
该研究于伊历1413年(1993年)朝觐期间,即从伊历1413年11月20日至12月20日进行前瞻性研究。所有前往努尔专科医院急诊科的沙特和非沙特朝圣者均被纳入研究。
在前往急诊科的7676名患者中,1426人被收治。外科收治的最常见原因是创伤,而内科收治的最常见原因是肺炎。
超过50%的病例本可在门诊部或初级卫生保健中心得到处理。