Analysis of the disease spectra in patients seeking emergency medical treatment in Haikou, China
| Autor: | Fu-Jiang Liu, Dong-Mei Sun, Jia-Qi Xu, Qian-E Du, Qing-Fei Zhong, Xiao-Ran Liu |
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| Rok vydání: | 2017 |
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medicine.medical_specialty
Disease 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Nervous system disease Digestive disease medicine In patient 030212 general & internal medicine China Respiratory disease High humidity Medical treatment business.industry 030503 health policy & services lcsh:Medical emergencies. Critical care. Intensive care. First aid lcsh:RC86-88.9 General Medicine Emergency department medicine.disease humanities Cardiovascular diseases Emergency medicine 0305 other medical science business |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Acute Disease, Vol 6, Iss 5, Pp 205-209 (2017) |
| ISSN: | 2221-6189 |
| DOI: | 10.4103/2221-6189.219613 |
| Popis: | Objective: To explore the characteristics of medical emergency disease spectra in Emergency Department of Haikou, China; and to provide clinical data for emergent disease treatment as well as emergency department personnel and equipment management. Methods: A total of 11 870 patients (over 16 years old) who visited Emergency Departments of the First Affiliated Hospital of Hainan Medical University, Haikou city from January 1, 2015, through December 31, 2015 were selected. Data on patients' age, sex, diagnosis, treatment duration, and treatment month were analyzed with Microsoft Excel. Results: Peak treatment times were from 18:00 to 24:00. The top four diseases were involved with respiratory, digestive, nervous, and cardiovascular systems, respectively. Respiratory problems peaked from November to February and digestive problems peaked from February to August. Temperatures ranging from >22.5 °C to 26 °C and high humidity exacerbated respiratory and digestive system diseases. Conclusion: The frequency of specific diseases that require emergency room care are affected by the local climate of Hainan Province. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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