Emergency centre patients in the Democratic Republic of Congo: Some epidemiological and clinical aspects at Beni General Referral Hospital
African journal of emergency medicine (Print)
; 13(1): 25-29, 2023. figures, tables
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ABSTRACT
Introduction:
Little information is available regarding the characteristics of patients attending the emergency centre (EC) in the Democratic Republic of Congo. This study aims to provide some epidemiological and clinical aspects of patients admitted to the emergency centre at Beni General Referral Hospital.Methodology:
For a year, from January to December 2021, a cross-sectional study was conducted. Data regarding patients' characteristics, admission modality, stay duration, reason for admission, and discharge modality was anonymously collected from patients' registers. A descriptive analysis was done with Epi-Info 7.Result:
A total of 1404 patients were admitted to the EC, with a male-to-female ratio of 1.2 to 1. The age group below 18 years accounted for 35.4%. Most of the patients (75.7%) originated from urban areas. In 83% of cases, there was no recommendation from another medical facility for EC admission. The most common reasons for admission are non-traumatic gathering on top of neuropsychiatric and non-specific symptoms. Road traffic accidents are the most frequent causes of trauma symptoms. Few patients (14.7%) spent less than 12 hours in the EC. Globally, 7.3% of patients admitted to the EC were discharged after being managed, and 89% were transferred to different wards. The intra-emergency centre mortality rate was 11.8% among admitted patients in the ER at Beni General Referral Hospital.Conclusion:
This epidemiology database underlines the need for developing globalizing and multi-sectoral interventions (diagnosis, therapeutic strategy, organization, health program, or health policies) in the perspective of bringing change and/or taking action in the Democratic Republic of Congo's emergency medical system.
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Assunto principal:
Admissão do Paciente
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Ferimentos e Lesões
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Emergências
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Serviços Médicos de Emergência
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Política de Saúde
Tipo de estudo:
Guia de Prática Clínica
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Estudo observacional
Limite:
Feminino
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Humanos
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Masculino
Idioma:
Inglês
Revista:
African journal of emergency medicine (Print)
Ano de publicação:
2023
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Instituição/País de afiliação:
Emergency Medicine Department, Alexandria University Faculty of Medicine/EG
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Faculty of Environmental and agronomic sciences, Université Officielle du Semuliki, DRC/CD
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Faculty of Medecine, Catholic University of Graben, DRC/CD
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Faculty of Medecine, University of Goma, DRC/CD
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Pediatrics Department, Kampala International University Western Campus, Uganda/UG
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