Prestes Luciano, Hamerschmidt Rogerio, Tenorio Sergio, Moreira Ana Tereza, Tambara Elizabeth
Department of Emergency, IPO, Curitiba, Brazil.
Department of ENT, IPO, Curitiba, Brazil.
Int Arch Otorhinolaryngol. 2014 Oct;18(4):380-2. doi: 10.1055/s-0034-1382099. Epub 2014 Jun 17.
Introduction According to current research, the number of patients seen in the emergency room is progressively increasing. There are few studies on the characteristics of ear, nose, and throat diseases treated in the emergency room. Objectives (1) To establish the epidemiologic profile of patients with these complaints treated at a referral emergency hospital in locoregional city Curitiba, and (2) to evaluate the calls that truly required emergency care. Methods This is a contemporary cross-study of urgent and emergency referrals to a hospital with otolaryngologic services during the year 2012. Data were collected and epidemiologic characteristics analyzed. Results We analyzed 1,067 patients: 312 presented in spring, 255 in summer, 253 in autumn, and 247 in winter. We found 17 diseases that were common during the year, with 244 (23.99%) upper respiratory tract infections being the most frequent disease. There was no statistically significant difference in the incidence of diseases, except that acute otitis media was most common during the summer (p = 0.02); distribution between the sexes was balanced. The predominant age group was adults. We found 9.27% cases were true emergencies. Conclusion Patients were 20 to 40 years, with upper respiratory tract infection the most incident disease; 9.27% of cases were emergencies.
引言 根据目前的研究，急诊室就诊患者数量在逐渐增加。关于急诊室治疗的耳鼻喉疾病特征的研究较少。目的 （1）建立在库里蒂巴地区转诊急诊医院治疗的有这些症状患者的流行病学概况，以及（2）评估真正需要急诊护理的就诊情况。方法 这是一项对2012年期间转诊至一家设有耳鼻喉科服务的医院的紧急和急诊病例的当代交叉研究。收集数据并分析流行病学特征。结果 我们分析了1067例患者：春季就诊312例，夏季255例，秋季253例，冬季247例。我们发现全年常见的疾病有17种，其中上呼吸道感染244例（23.99%）最为常见。除夏季急性中耳炎最为常见外（p = 0.02），疾病发病率无统计学显著差异；性别分布均衡。主要年龄组为成年人。我们发现9.27%的病例为真正的急诊。结论 患者年龄在20至40岁之间，上呼吸道感染是最常见疾病；9.27%的病例为急诊。
