Analysis of Referrals to External Centers from the Emergency Department of a Public Hospital Serving as Secondary Care

Authors : Mustafa Alpaslan

Pages : 1-6

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Publication Date : 2025-04-30

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :Aim: To analyze the referrals from the emergency department of a state hospital providing secondary health care services to external centers and to provide ideas for studies to reduce referrals. Materials and Methods: This retrospective study was conducted in the emergency department of a hospital providing secondary health care. In the study, referrals from the emergency department to external centers between 01.01.2023-31.12.2023 were analyzed. Results: Within the scope of the study, 375 patients were evaluated. The mean age of the patients was 36.43±25.98 years. According to the age range, the highest number of patient referrals was in the 0-17 age range (34.1%). 70.1% of the patients were male. The most common reason for referral was psychoactive disorder (13.6%). The most common reasons for referral were the absence of a subspecialist (30.4%) and the lack of a specialist in the relevant branch (30.4%). The most common reason for referral was the absence of a pediatric surgery specialist (20%). Considering the institutions to which patients were referred, most referrals were made to city hospitals (48%). Kayseri was the province to which most patients were referred (59.2%). Conclusion: It is thought that the number of referred patients will decrease with the expansion of physically secure ward patient service for psychiatry clinics in secondary care hospitals and increasing the number of subspecialists and physicians especially in branches where the number of specialists is inadequite.
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