Analyses of 13 842 emergency patients under observation in emergency room

Abstract

Objective To analyze the epidemiology of patients with diseases to be treated by internal medicine physicians present in the emergency department. Methods A retrospective analysis of the data of patients under observation in the emergency department of the affiliated hospital of Inner Mongolia Medical University admitted from Jan.1 2014 through Jan.1 2015 was carried out. The records including patients’name, age, gender, type of diseases, time required for complete resolution of the disease and outcome of patients were kept. The data were analyzed with SPSS 17.0 version software, and χ2 test was used to compare the difference in incidence. Results There were a total of 13842 patients with 53% male and (58.21±17.43) years of average age. The highest proportion of patients kept in emergency room for observation was in 60-74 years old group. The number of patients paying a visit to the doctor peaked during 12-24 o’clock and there were two max-peaks at 18, and 22 o’clock. There was a significant increase in number of patients in March, April and Dec. with the highest number in March and the lowest number in July. Respiratory diseases, cardiovascular disease and neurological diseases were the major prevalence diseases in the seasonal spectrum accounting for 64.56% of the total number. Between July and August, a large number of patients suffering from outbreak of allergic asthma were flocking to hospital after a shower of heavy rain. Conclusion A more attention should be paid to the middle-aged people of this kind. According to the prevalence features of the diseases, the appropriate and reasonable arrangements of medical workers & medical resources should be planned out so as to increase the survival rate of emergency patients. Key words: Emergency department; Medical patients; Retrospective analysis