An Investigation of Waiting Times of Patients Admitted to the General Surgery Clinic from an Emergency Department

Melih YÜKSEL; Halil KAYA; Faruk ÇAVDAR; Suna ERAYBAR ATMACA; Yeşim İŞLER

doi:https://doi.org/10.16899/jcm.625417

Article Details

An Investigation of Waiting Times of Patients Admitted to the General Surgery Clinic from an Emergency Department

Authors:

Melih YÜKSEL | Halil KAYA | Faruk ÇAVDAR | Suna ERAYBAR ATMACA | Yeşim İŞLER

Publisher:

Rabia YILMAZ

Main Topics:

Promotion of health

Journal:

Journal of Contemporary Medicine 2019 Vol.9 Issue 4, pp.349-353

Document Type:

Article

Publication Date:

12/2019

Document Language:

English

Document ID (Org No.):

2000497261

Frequency:

Bimonthly

eISSN:

2667-7180

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.16899/jcm.625417

Abstract:

 


Abstract

Background/Aims:The study aimed to determine the waiting times of the
patients admitted to the general surgery clinic from an emergency department
and to investigate the effectiveness of services.



Methods:1564 patients over the age
of 18 admitted to the General Surgery Clinic from the emergency department of Health
University BursaTraining and Research Hospital between 01.01.2018 and
31.12.2018 were included. Age, gender, admission and waiting times, the
diagnoses, and surgical history or hospitalization were retrospectively
analyzed. The difference between the admission time to the emergency department
and the admission time to the general surgery clinic was accepted as waiting
time.



Results:56% of the patients (n: 876) were male and the
mean age was 49.9. The mean waiting time in the emergency department was 440.85
minutes and the mean hospital stay was 4.67 days. The minimum waiting time was in
abdominal trauma (249.49 min) whereas the longest waiting time was in
mesenteric ischemia (732.27 min) in the emergency department.

Conclusions: We believe that having a separate and senior
team in emergency services of work-intensive departments such as general
surgery will contribute to shortening waiting times and providing faster and
more effective health care.


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Article Details

An Investigation of Waiting Times of Patients Admitted to the General Surgery Clinic from an Emergency Department

Authors: Melih YÜKSEL | Halil KAYA | Faruk ÇAVDAR | Suna ERAYBAR ATMACA | Yeşim İŞLER

Publisher: Rabia YILMAZ

Main Topics: Promotion of health

Journal: Journal of Contemporary Medicine 2019 Vol.9 Issue 4, pp.349-353

Document Type: Article

Publication Date: 12/2019

Document Language: English

Document ID (Org No.): 2000497261

Frequency: Bimonthly

eISSN: 2667-7180

DOI: https://doi.org/10.16899/jcm.625417

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Authors:

Melih YÜKSEL | Halil KAYA | Faruk ÇAVDAR | Suna ERAYBAR ATMACA | Yeşim İŞLER

Publisher:

Rabia YILMAZ

Main Topics:

Promotion of health

Journal:

Journal of Contemporary Medicine 2019 Vol.9 Issue 4, pp.349-353

Document Type:

Article

Publication Date:

12/2019

Document Language:

English

Document ID (Org No.):

2000497261

Frequency:

Bimonthly

eISSN:

2667-7180

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.16899/jcm.625417