title: [Epidemiological analysis of patients cure in frame of emergency in ORL clinic in Warsaw, stepińiska 15/21 in 1996].
abstract: Study the epidemiological and clinical features of patients attending the emergency in the Clinic during 12 months to think whether the emergency is still needed as a one of method of curing. 4892 patients attended the emergency. Parameters analyzed were: age, sex, hour and day of arrival, place of living, initial signs, hospitalization and surgical services. The most frequent reasons for coming to the emergency were: ear disease (32.2%--middle ear otitis), nose disease (662 patients), bleeding nose (559 patients). The most frequent reason for hospitalization were swallowed foreign body (16.5%), tumor of the larynx and pharynx (16%), vestibulary nerve (12.9%). Emergency is an important sector of hospital activity, with a mean 55 per day (week-days), 87 per day (week-end and out of job days). The majority men disease were facial traumas, women were disease of vestibulary nerve, sudden hearing loss. However, 33% of the consultation in the emergency apper to be real medical emergencies, others could be appropriately provided by a general practitioner.
authors.affiliation: Klinika Otolarynglologii AM, Warszawie.
authors.forename: Elibieta
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Jezewska
authors.forename: Joanna
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Jabłońska
authors.forename: Andrzej
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kukwa
authors.forename: Anna
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Scińska-Bieńkowska
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002391:Catchment Area, Health; D004636:Emergency Service, Hospital / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D004844:Epistaxis / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D005260:Female; D006311:Hearing Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000628:therapy*; D006760:Hospitalization / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D007822:Laryngeal Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010036:Otolaryngology / Q000379:methods* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D017063:Outcome Assessment, Health Care; D010610:Pharyngeal Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D011044:Poland / Q000453:epidemiology; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014600:Utilization Review; D015837:Vestibular Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000534:rehabilitation*