Evaluation of patients with dizziness who applied to emergency service

Abstract

Purpose: The aim of this study was to evaluate the demographic characteristics of the patients presenting to the emergency room with dizziness, the etiologic causes leading to the complaints and the laboratory findings as well as the prognosis.Materials and methods: The file data of a total of 5,056 patients admitted to the Adana Numune Training and Research Hospital Emergency Medicine Clinic between January 2013 and January 2015 were reviewed retrospectively. Mean, standard deviation, median, lowest, highest, frequency and ratio values were used in the descriptive statistics of the data. Results: Two thousand nine hundred four of the patients were female (57.4%), 2,152 were male (42.6%) and the average age was 53.6 (± 18.2) years. It was determined that the complaints were common in the population between the ages of 51-70, and peripheric peripheral vertigo (n: 4.130, 81.6%), systemic causes (n: 664, 13.1%), and central vertigo (n: 249, 4.9%) were the most prevalent etiologies, respectively. It was determined that 83% of the patients were discharged following necessary procedures in the emergency room.Conclusion: Dizziness is one of the most important symptoms that bring patients to the emergency services. While many etiologies play a part, it is determined that neurological and cardiological evaluations must be done. Patients can mainly be managed in emergency services by simple maneuvering or medical treatment options.