Seven-year evolution of discharge diagnoses of emergency department users.
To access publisher full text version of this article. Please click on the hyperlink in Additional Link OBJECTIVES: To describe the pattern of main diagnoses of persons discharged home from the emergency department. METHODS: This was a descriptive study, using data from computer records of the emerg...
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ftlandspitaliuni:oai:www.hirsla.lsh.is:2336/13046 2023-05-15T16:48:32+02:00 Seven-year evolution of discharge diagnoses of emergency department users. Gunnarsdottir, Oddny S Rafnsson, Vilhjalmur Division of Medical Education and Science, Landspítali University Hospital, Reykjavik, Iceland 2007-07-31 YES http://hdl.handle.net/2336/13046 https://doi.org/10.1097/MEJ.0b013e3280b17ebb en eng Lippincott Williams & Wilkins http://meta.wkhealth.com/pt/pt-core/template-journal/lwwgateway/media/landingpage.htm?an=00063110-200708000-00003 Eur J Emerg Med 2007, 14(4):193-8 0969-9546 17620908 doi:10.1097/MEJ.0b013e3280b17ebb http://hdl.handle.net/2336/13046 European journal of emergency medicine Emergency Service Hospital International Classification of Diseases Medical Records Systems Computerized Iceland Article 2007 ftlandspitaliuni https://doi.org/10.1097/MEJ.0b013e3280b17ebb 2022-05-29T08:20:59Z To access publisher full text version of this article. Please click on the hyperlink in Additional Link OBJECTIVES: To describe the pattern of main diagnoses of persons discharged home from the emergency department. METHODS: This was a descriptive study, using data from computer records of the emergency department at Landspitali University Hospital Hringbraut in Reykjavik, Iceland, over a 7-year period, 1995-2001. The main diagnoses of those discharged were registered according to the International Classification of Diseases and were transferred to the European shortlist, 'main categories'. Changes in the pattern of discharge diagnoses during the study period (1995-2001) were analyzed by calculating chi for the linear trend in each category. RESULTS: The proportion of users discharged each year increased through the period. In 1995, 54.5% were sent home (not admitted to hospital) and in 2001, 72.5%. Diagnoses in the diagnostic category 'symptoms, signs, abnormal findings, and ill-defined causes', were the most frequently applied to both men and women; this was the classification in more than 20% of cases on average. The most significant change during the study period was the increase in frequency of this category among both men and women. CONCLUSIONS: The proportion of emergency-department users, who are discharged without admission to hospital, increased and exceeded 70% of total cases received. On average, 20% of the discharge diagnoses were in the category 'symptoms, signs, abnormal findings, and ill-defined causes'. The pattern of discharge diagnoses can be assumed to reflect an increased load on the emergency department. Article in Journal/Newspaper Iceland Hirsla - Landspítali University Hospital research archive European Journal of Emergency Medicine 14 4 193 198 |
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To access publisher full text version of this article. Please click on the hyperlink in Additional Link OBJECTIVES: To describe the pattern of main diagnoses of persons discharged home from the emergency department. METHODS: This was a descriptive study, using data from computer records of the emergency department at Landspitali University Hospital Hringbraut in Reykjavik, Iceland, over a 7-year period, 1995-2001. The main diagnoses of those discharged were registered according to the International Classification of Diseases and were transferred to the European shortlist, 'main categories'. Changes in the pattern of discharge diagnoses during the study period (1995-2001) were analyzed by calculating chi for the linear trend in each category. RESULTS: The proportion of users discharged each year increased through the period. In 1995, 54.5% were sent home (not admitted to hospital) and in 2001, 72.5%. Diagnoses in the diagnostic category 'symptoms, signs, abnormal findings, and ill-defined causes', were the most frequently applied to both men and women; this was the classification in more than 20% of cases on average. The most significant change during the study period was the increase in frequency of this category among both men and women. CONCLUSIONS: The proportion of emergency-department users, who are discharged without admission to hospital, increased and exceeded 70% of total cases received. On average, 20% of the discharge diagnoses were in the category 'symptoms, signs, abnormal findings, and ill-defined causes'. The pattern of discharge diagnoses can be assumed to reflect an increased load on the emergency department. |
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Division of Medical Education and Science, Landspítali University Hospital, Reykjavik, Iceland |
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Seven-year evolution of discharge diagnoses of emergency department users. |
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Seven-year evolution of discharge diagnoses of emergency department users. |
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Seven-year evolution of discharge diagnoses of emergency department users. |
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