Mulroe J, Donohue F, Kavanagh P M, McCarthy S, Johnson H
Health Intelligence, Strategic Planning & Transformation Health Service Executive
Ir Med J. 2019 May 9;112(5):935.
There is increasing demand on the Irish health service, particularly in winter months. This study described and compared acute hospitals admissions across summer and winter periods from 2015 to 2018. The analysis used Hospital In-Patient Enquiry data accessed through the National Quality Assurance Information System – NQAIS Clinical. There were 84 additional emergency hospitalisations in winter per week compared with summer (1.2% increase). Across diagnostic categories, emergency hospitalisations reduced in winter, except respiratory conditions which increased by 379 per week representing a 40.5% increase. The profile of emergency respiratory admissions were similar in summer and winter in terms of age, length of stay, day of week and medical card status. Length of stay was approximately one day longer for weekend admissions in both seasons. This research highlights the importance of taking a whole-population approach to winter resilience planning, focussing on prevention and optimal management of respiratory conditions.
爱尔兰医疗服务的需求日益增加，尤其是在冬季。本研究描述并比较了2015年至2018年夏季和冬季期间急性医院的入院情况。该分析使用了通过国家质量保证信息系统——NQAIS临床版获取的医院住院查询数据。与夏季相比，冬季每周急诊住院人数增加了84人（增长1.2%）。在各个诊断类别中，冬季急诊住院人数有所减少，但呼吸系统疾病除外，呼吸系统疾病每周增加379例，增幅为40.5%。夏季和冬季急诊呼吸系统入院患者在年龄、住院时间、星期几和医疗卡状态方面的情况相似。两个季节周末入院患者的住院时间都大约长一天。这项研究强调了采取全人群方法进行冬季应对能力规划的重要性，重点是预防和优化呼吸系统疾病的管理。
