Analysis of the patients who applied to the covid emergency polyclinic in the Cappadocia region

Abstract

Aims: To perform a retrospective analysis of patients who applied to the covid emergency department of a pandemic hospital within one year. Methods: Patients who applied to the hospital-wide and covid emergency unit between 01.01.2021 and 31.12.2021 in a pandemic hospital were evaluated retrospectively through hospital electronic data. The time of admission, age range, tomography scan rate, and hospitalization rates were evaluated. In the statistical analysis, descriptive analyzes were performed using the Statistical Package for Social Sciences for Windows 21.0 (SPSS 21.0) program. Results: 0.9% of hospital admissions were made from the covid emergency area. 96.3% of the cases were citizens of the Republic of Türkiye. The female patient admission rate was 52.4%, which was higher than that of males. The highest number of applicants was between the ages of 18-65 (79.5%). While the highest number of applications in terms of months was in September (17.1%), the highest number of applications was between 08.00-16.00 (58.5%) in terms of hours. The tomography rate was 9.1%. 2% of hospitalizations were made to the ward and 0.4% to the intensive care unit. Conclusion: During the epidemic period, the way of patient management and patient’s application rates may vary in hospitals and emergency services. During the epidemic, the number of patients ?uctuates in the process and there may be di?erences in age groups. In all kinds of epidemics, it is thought that the data obtained in the past epidemics can guide the reorganization of hospital emergency services.