Thompson D A, Adams S L
Emergency Department, MacNeal Hospital, Berwyn, IL 60402, USA.
Am J Emerg Med. 1996 Mar;14(2):161-4. doi: 10.1016/S0735-6757(96)90124-2.
To determine if there is any effect of the full moon on emergency department (ED) patient volume, ambulance runs, admissions, or admissions to a monitored unit, a retrospective analysis of the hospital electronic records of all patients seen in an ED during a 4-year period was conducted in an ED of a suburban community hospital. A full moon occurred 49 times during the study period. There were 150,999 patient visits to the ED during the study period, of which 34,649 patients arrived by ambulance. A total of 35,087 patients was admitted to the hospital and 11,278 patients were admitted to a monitored unit. No significant differences were found in total patient visits, ambulance runs, admissions to the hospital, or admissions to a monitored unit on days of the full moon. The occurrence of a full moon has no effect on ED patient volume, ambulance runs, admissions, or admissions to a monitored unit.
为确定满月是否会对急诊科（ED）患者数量、救护车出诊次数、住院人数或入住监护病房的人数产生影响，在一家郊区社区医院的急诊科对4年期间在该急诊科就诊的所有患者的医院电子记录进行了回顾性分析。研究期间共出现49次满月。研究期间急诊科共有150,999人次就诊，其中34,649名患者乘坐救护车前来。共有35,087名患者入院，11,278名患者入住监护病房。在满月当天，患者总就诊人数、救护车出诊次数、住院人数或入住监护病房的人数均未发现显著差异。满月的出现对急诊科患者数量、救护车出诊次数、住院人数或入住监护病房的人数没有影响。
