[Analysis of internal notices to the emergency team of the medical area at a general hospital].
OBJECTIVE
To study the frequency and characteristics of the hospitalized patients medical emergencies.


METHODS
We have collected daily the notice to the emergency room from patients hospitalized and we have analyzed the clinical and epidemiological characteristics.


RESULTS
Three hundred forty-one notices were recorded. The daily mean was higher on holidays. There were mostly medical problems (78%). Complementary explorations were performed in the 44% of the patients, and in the 77% the treatment was changed.


CONCLUSIONS
The in-patient emergencies account for an important charge of work for the emergency team and involve important diagnosis and therapeutic decisions.
Tudela
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Unidad de Urgencias, Hospital Universitario Germans Trias i Pujol, Badalona, Barcelona.
Rego
M J
MJ
Tor
J
J
Estrada
O
O
Mòdol
J M
JM
Sahuquillo
J C
JC
D004636:Emergency Service, Hospital / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006769:Hospitals, General; D006801:Humans; D011446:Prospective Studies; D013030:Spain