Outpatient visits and treatment methods of patients with hand and wrist injuries in Vreden National Medical Research Center of Traumatology and Orthopedics

Background. Number of injuries of the hand and wrist is constantly growing from year to year. Inpatient treatment of these patients increases both time and financial costs for healthcare organizations. Thus, analysing the structure of patients who applied to the emergency department would make it po...

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Main Authors: Eugeniy V. Veber, Alexander P. Zavyalov, Alexander I. Avdeev, Margarita A. Zhogina, Sergey S. Smirnov
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Published: Vreden Russian Research Institute of Traumatology and Orthopedics 2024-12-01
Series:Travmatologiâ i Ortopediâ Rossii
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Online Access:https://journal.rniito.org/jour/article/viewFile/17608/pdf
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author Eugeniy V. Veber
Alexander P. Zavyalov
Alexander I. Avdeev
Margarita A. Zhogina
Sergey S. Smirnov
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Alexander P. Zavyalov
Alexander I. Avdeev
Margarita A. Zhogina
Sergey S. Smirnov
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description Background. Number of injuries of the hand and wrist is constantly growing from year to year. Inpatient treatment of these patients increases both time and financial costs for healthcare organizations. Thus, analysing the structure of patients who applied to the emergency department would make it possible to take more objective decisions on the organization of healthcare delivery. The aim — to analyse outpatient visits and treatment methods of patients with hand and wrist injuries who applied to the emergency department of the Vreden National Medical Research Center of Traumatology and Orthopedics. Methods. A sample of 18.848 patients who applied to the emergency department with hand and wrist injury in the period from 2020 to 2023 was drawn in the database of the Medialog medical information system of the Center. Results. The most common types of hand and wrist injuries were: metacarpal and phalangeal fractures, damage to the skin and subcutaneous tissue, damage to the finger flexor tendons and nerves. Of the operations performed, K-wire osteosynthesis and primary suture of the extensor or flexor tendons of the fingers were most often used. Significantly less common were the following operations: primary surgical debridement, suture of nerves and blood vessels, replantation and revascularization. About 20% of patients with hand injuries can receive emergency medical care in emergency rooms of Saint Petersburg, thereby reducing the queue for surgical service in the Center’s emergency department. Conclusion. Treatment of patients with hand and wrist injuries requires comprehensive approach involving doctors of various specialties at each stage of the treatment. Proper organization of such patients’ treatment will significantly improve the quality of medical care and the treatment outcomes.
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spelling doaj-art-c0a827d1b72441da946181cf31840a3f2025-01-20T02:43:24ZrusVreden Russian Research Institute of Traumatology and OrthopedicsTravmatologiâ i Ortopediâ Rossii2311-29052542-09332024-12-013049210010.17816/2311-2905-176081383Outpatient visits and treatment methods of patients with hand and wrist injuries in Vreden National Medical Research Center of Traumatology and OrthopedicsEugeniy V. Veber0https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0212-925XAlexander P. Zavyalov1https://orcid.org/0009-0000-6125-3149Alexander I. Avdeev2https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1557-1899Margarita A. Zhogina3https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8825-8222Sergey S. Smirnov4https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3210-9962Vreden National Medical Research Center of Traumatology and OrthopedicsVreden National Medical Research Center of Traumatology and OrthopedicsVreden National Medical Research Center of Traumatology and OrthopedicsVreden National Medical Research Center of Traumatology and OrthopedicsVreden National Medical Research Center of Traumatology and OrthopedicsBackground. Number of injuries of the hand and wrist is constantly growing from year to year. Inpatient treatment of these patients increases both time and financial costs for healthcare organizations. Thus, analysing the structure of patients who applied to the emergency department would make it possible to take more objective decisions on the organization of healthcare delivery. The aim — to analyse outpatient visits and treatment methods of patients with hand and wrist injuries who applied to the emergency department of the Vreden National Medical Research Center of Traumatology and Orthopedics. Methods. A sample of 18.848 patients who applied to the emergency department with hand and wrist injury in the period from 2020 to 2023 was drawn in the database of the Medialog medical information system of the Center. Results. The most common types of hand and wrist injuries were: metacarpal and phalangeal fractures, damage to the skin and subcutaneous tissue, damage to the finger flexor tendons and nerves. Of the operations performed, K-wire osteosynthesis and primary suture of the extensor or flexor tendons of the fingers were most often used. Significantly less common were the following operations: primary surgical debridement, suture of nerves and blood vessels, replantation and revascularization. About 20% of patients with hand injuries can receive emergency medical care in emergency rooms of Saint Petersburg, thereby reducing the queue for surgical service in the Center’s emergency department. Conclusion. Treatment of patients with hand and wrist injuries requires comprehensive approach involving doctors of various specialties at each stage of the treatment. Proper organization of such patients’ treatment will significantly improve the quality of medical care and the treatment outcomes.https://journal.rniito.org/jour/article/viewFile/17608/pdfhand injurywrist injuryflexor and extensor tendon injuriesnerve damage in the handemergency medical carehealth care organization
spellingShingle Eugeniy V. Veber
Alexander P. Zavyalov
Alexander I. Avdeev
Margarita A. Zhogina
Sergey S. Smirnov
Outpatient visits and treatment methods of patients with hand and wrist injuries in Vreden National Medical Research Center of Traumatology and Orthopedics
Travmatologiâ i Ortopediâ Rossii
hand injury
wrist injury
flexor and extensor tendon injuries
nerve damage in the hand
emergency medical care
health care organization
title Outpatient visits and treatment methods of patients with hand and wrist injuries in Vreden National Medical Research Center of Traumatology and Orthopedics
title_full Outpatient visits and treatment methods of patients with hand and wrist injuries in Vreden National Medical Research Center of Traumatology and Orthopedics
title_fullStr Outpatient visits and treatment methods of patients with hand and wrist injuries in Vreden National Medical Research Center of Traumatology and Orthopedics
title_full_unstemmed Outpatient visits and treatment methods of patients with hand and wrist injuries in Vreden National Medical Research Center of Traumatology and Orthopedics
title_short Outpatient visits and treatment methods of patients with hand and wrist injuries in Vreden National Medical Research Center of Traumatology and Orthopedics
title_sort outpatient visits and treatment methods of patients with hand and wrist injuries in vreden national medical research center of traumatology and orthopedics
topic hand injury
wrist injury
flexor and extensor tendon injuries
nerve damage in the hand
emergency medical care
health care organization
url https://journal.rniito.org/jour/article/viewFile/17608/pdf
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