Comparison of Seasonal Changes in Patient Hospitalizations in The Emergency Department

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Kahramanmaraş Sütçü İmam Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi Dergisi
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Comparison of Seasonal Changes in Patient Hospitalizations in The Emergency Department

Comparison of Seasonal Changes in Patient Hospitalizations in The Emergency Department

Authors : Mustafa Alpaslan

Pages : 122-130

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Publication Date : 2025-07-21

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :Objective: To compare summer and winter hospitalizations in the emergency department and to provide insight for reviewing the functioning of the emergency department and hospital-wide service and intensive care capacities according to the results. Material and Method: This retrospective study was conducted in the adult emergency department of a state hospital. Patients hospitalized in the emergency department between 01.07.2023-31.07.2023 and 01.01.2024-31.01.2024 were evaluated. Age, gender, time of admission (date and hour), admission diagnosis, clinic of admission, service or intensive care unit admission, and forensic case status were analyzed. Results: In this study, 978 patients hospitalized in the emergency department were evaluated. Of the patients, 482 (49.2%) were admitted in winter and 496 (50.8%) in summer. In general, 54.2% were male. The mean age of the patients was 61.26±21.58 years. The most common reasons for hospitalization were pneumonia (24.6%), acute coronary syndrome (14.1%) and acute renal failure (7.6%) in winter, while pneumonia (16.3%), acute coronary syndrome (15.5%), and ischemic stroke (6.6%) in summer. In terms of the distribution of the clinics in which patients were hospitalized according to the seasons, the most frequently hospitalized clinics were pulmonology (22.8%), internal medicine (18%) and general surgery (14.7%) in winter, and internal medicine (18.8%), pulmonology (16.1%) and cardiology (14.9%) in summer. Conclusion: Seasonal differences in diagnosis and clinical distribution can be observed in patient hospitalizations from the emergency department. Seasonal arrangements should be made in service and intensive care capacities in order to avoid disruption in patient hospitalizations.
Keywords : Acil Servis, Epidemiyoloji, mevsimsel değişkenlik, hastane yatışı

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