A descriptive study of emergency admissions to Farview State Hospital.

الگوی بیماری‎ها در ماه مبارک رمضان و مقایسه آن با ماه‎های مشابه

Background and Purpose: Special occasions and events can affect the frequency of admissions to emergency departments. Ramadan fasting is one of the most important events in Islamic communities. Medically, the majority of studies on this subject have evaluated a limited number of diseases and have focused on few laboratory or clinical changes during this month. The purpose of this study was to a...

Admissions to intensive care units from emergency departments: a descriptive study.

OBJECTIVES To describe the case mix, activity, and outcome for admissions to intensive care units (ICUs) from emergency departments (EDs). DESIGN An observational study using data from a high quality clinical database, the Case Mix Programme Database, of intensive care admissions, coordinated at the Intensive Care National Audit & Research Centre (ICNARC). SETTING 91 adult ICUs in England, ...

Are emergency admissions in palliative cancer care always necessary? Results from a descriptive study

OBJECTIVES Patients with advanced cancer are often admitted to hospital as emergency cases. This may not always be medically indicated. Study objectives were to register the reasons for the emergency admissions, to examine interventions performed during hospitalisation and self-reported symptom intensity at admission and discharge, and to assess patients' opinions about the admission. DESIGN ...

A Program to Change the Approach to Care of Children with Asthma in the Primary Care Setting Did Not Reduce Rates of Hospital Admissions: Lessons Learned from a Descriptive Study

بررسی وضعیت مراجعه و ویژگی های جمعیت شناختی بیماران سالمند بخش های اورژانس بیمارستانی در شهر سبزوار سال 1395

Background and aim: With the rapid growth of the elderly population, emergency centers are one of the most important and most frequent providers of services in the field of emergency care for the elderly. In this study, we aimed to determine the demographic characteristics and referral status of elderly patients admitted to emergency care units. Methods: This descriptive cross-sectional study ...