Demographic Analysis of Emergency Department Patients at the Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai
Emergency medicine is an upcoming discipline that is still under development in many countries. Therefore, it is important to gain insight into the organization and patients presenting to the Emergency Department (ED). The aim of this cross-sectional study was to provide an epidemiological descripti...
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| author | Wim Lammers Willem Folmer Esther M. M. Van Lieshout Terry Mulligan Jan C. Christiaanse Dennis Den Hartog Jianjing Tong Yiming Lu Peter Patka |
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| description | Emergency medicine is an upcoming discipline that is still under development in many countries. Therefore, it is important to gain insight into the organization and patients presenting to the Emergency Department (ED). The aim of this cross-sectional study was to provide an epidemiological description of complaints and referrals of the patients visiting the ED of the Ruijin Hospital in Shanghai, China. A questionnaire was developed and completed for a convenience sample of all patients presenting to the Triage Desk of the ED. The study was performed in June 2008. A total of 2183 questionnaires were completed. The most common complaints were fever (15%), stomach/abdominal pain (15%), vertigo/dizziness (11%), and cough (10%). Following triage, patients were predominantly referred to an internist (41%), neurologist (14%), pulmonologist (11%), or general surgeon (9%). This study provides a better understanding of the reason for the ED visit and the triage system at the ED of the Ruijin Hospital. The results can be used in order to improve facilities appropriate for the specific population in the ED. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-124191b7dceb4573abe6d0781167cb242025-08-20T02:02:10ZengWileyEmergency Medicine International2090-28402090-28592011-01-01201110.1155/2011/748274748274Demographic Analysis of Emergency Department Patients at the Ruijin Hospital, ShanghaiWim Lammers0Willem Folmer1Esther M. M. Van Lieshout2Terry Mulligan3Jan C. Christiaanse4Dennis Den Hartog5Jianjing Tong6Yiming Lu7Peter Patka8Department of Surgery-Traumatology, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center Rotterdam, P.O. Box 2040, 3000 CA Rotterdam, The NetherlandsDepartment of Surgery-Traumatology, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center Rotterdam, P.O. Box 2040, 3000 CA Rotterdam, The NetherlandsDepartment of Surgery-Traumatology, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center Rotterdam, P.O. Box 2040, 3000 CA Rotterdam, The NetherlandsDepartment of Emergency Medicine, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center Rotterdam, P.O. Box 2040, 3000 CA Rotterdam, The NetherlandsSafety Region Rotterdam Area, P.O. Box 9154, 3007 AD Rotterdam, The NetherlandsDepartment of Surgery-Traumatology, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center Rotterdam, P.O. Box 2040, 3000 CA Rotterdam, The NetherlandsDepartment of Emergency Medicine and Acute Surgery-Traumatology, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, No. 197 Rui Jin Er Road, Shanghai 20025, ChinaDepartment of Emergency Medicine and Acute Surgery-Traumatology, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, No. 197 Rui Jin Er Road, Shanghai 20025, ChinaDepartment of Surgery-Traumatology, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center Rotterdam, P.O. Box 2040, 3000 CA Rotterdam, The NetherlandsEmergency medicine is an upcoming discipline that is still under development in many countries. Therefore, it is important to gain insight into the organization and patients presenting to the Emergency Department (ED). The aim of this cross-sectional study was to provide an epidemiological description of complaints and referrals of the patients visiting the ED of the Ruijin Hospital in Shanghai, China. A questionnaire was developed and completed for a convenience sample of all patients presenting to the Triage Desk of the ED. The study was performed in June 2008. A total of 2183 questionnaires were completed. The most common complaints were fever (15%), stomach/abdominal pain (15%), vertigo/dizziness (11%), and cough (10%). Following triage, patients were predominantly referred to an internist (41%), neurologist (14%), pulmonologist (11%), or general surgeon (9%). This study provides a better understanding of the reason for the ED visit and the triage system at the ED of the Ruijin Hospital. The results can be used in order to improve facilities appropriate for the specific population in the ED.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2011/748274 |
| spellingShingle | Wim Lammers Willem Folmer Esther M. M. Van Lieshout Terry Mulligan Jan C. Christiaanse Dennis Den Hartog Jianjing Tong Yiming Lu Peter Patka Demographic Analysis of Emergency Department Patients at the Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Emergency Medicine International |
| title | Demographic Analysis of Emergency Department Patients at the Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai |
| title_full | Demographic Analysis of Emergency Department Patients at the Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai |
| title_fullStr | Demographic Analysis of Emergency Department Patients at the Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai |
| title_full_unstemmed | Demographic Analysis of Emergency Department Patients at the Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai |
| title_short | Demographic Analysis of Emergency Department Patients at the Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai |
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