%0 Journal Article
%T Characteristics of Patients Visiting the Pediatric Emergency Department of a Medical Faculty Hospital
%A Nursel B¨¹y¨¹k
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%D 2019
%X Aim: Emergency departments are among vital units of hospitals, providing non-stop care in all cases of emergency and injury. This study aimed to present various characteristics and distributions of the patients visiting the Pediatric Emergency Department of the D¨¹zce University Medical Faculty within a specified period and, based on the data obtained, define an emergency service model with high performance, minimized labor loss, high service quality, and prioritized patient satisfaction. Materials and Methods: Records of a total of 116,172 patients admitted between 1.1.2012 and 31.12.2016 were electronically reviewed retrospectively. The records included information as to how many times the patients visited the emergency polyclinic in a single year, admission time and indication, type of the diagnosis and medical care received, and patient age, sex and socioeconomic characteristics. Results: We found that the number of the patients visiting the Pediatric Emergency Department in the years 2012 to 2016 was 11,336 (9.75%), 15,453 (13.3%), 23,944 (20.6%), 28,695 (24.7%) and 36,744 (31.6%), respectively, and that there was a significant increase in the visiting patient number over the years. Discussion and Conclusion: Creating a database by determining the sociodemographic and clinical characteristics of patients visiting pediatric emergency services is crucial for the work and future planning for these services
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%U http://dergipark.org.tr/anadoluklin/issue/45751/463388