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Singapore medical journal ; : 307-313, 2016.
Artigo em Inglês | WPRIM | ID: wpr-296410

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<p><b>INTRODUCTION</b>Unscheduled reattendances at the paediatric emergency department may contribute to overcrowding, which may increase financial burdens. The objectives of this study were to determine the rate of reattendances and characterise factors influencing these reattendances and hospital admission during the return visits.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>Medical records of all patients who attended the emergency department at KK Women's and Children's Hospital, Singapore, from 1 June 2013 to 31 May 2014 were retrospectively reviewed. We collected data on patient demographics, attendance data and clinical characteristics. Planned reattendances, recalled cases, reattendances for unrelated complaints and patients who left without being seen were excluded. A multivariate analysis was conducted to determine the odds ratio of variables associated with hospital admission for reattendances.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>Of 162,566 children, 6,968 (4.3%) returned within 72 hours, and 2,925 (42.0% of reattendance group) were admitted on their return visits. Children more likely to reattend were under three years of age, Chinese, triaged as Priority 2 at the first visit, and were initially diagnosed with respiratory or gastrointestinal conditions. However, children more likely to be admitted on their return visits were over 12 years of age, Malay, had a higher triage acuity or were uptriaged, had the presence of a comorbidity, and were diagnosed with gastrointestinal conditions.</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>We identified certain subgroups in the population who were more likely to be admitted if they reattended. These findings would help in implementing further research and directing strategies to reduce potentially avoidable reattendances and admissions.</p>


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Adolescente , Criança , Pré-Escolar , Feminino , Humanos , Recém-Nascido , Masculino , Povo Asiático , Registros Eletrônicos de Saúde , Medicina de Emergência , Serviço Hospitalar de Emergência , Hospitais , Razão de Chances , Admissão do Paciente , Readmissão do Paciente , Pediatria , Singapura , Triagem , Métodos
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Singapore medical journal ; : e37-8, 2014.
Artigo em Inglês | WPRIM | ID: wpr-274267

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The initiation of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) in the emergency department (ED) is a rare event. Herein, we report a case of acute fulminant myocarditis in a nine-year-old girl who was successfully resuscitated by early initiation of ECMO support in the paediatric ED of KK Women's and Children's Hospital, Singapore. The patient had rapidly progressed into a witnessed pulseless ventricular tachycardia on presentation, and ECMO was started in the ED following the failure of standard resuscitation measures to establish spontaneous circulation. ECMO was continued for nine days. The patient recovered well with normal neurocognitive function. The initiation of ECMO in the ED is potentially life-saving in the resuscitation of children with witnessed in-hospital cardiac arrest due to a reversible cause.


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Criança , Feminino , Humanos , Reanimação Cardiopulmonar , Progressão da Doença , Medicina de Emergência , Serviço Hospitalar de Emergência , Oxigenação por Membrana Extracorpórea , Métodos , Parada Cardíaca , Terapêutica , Hospitalização , Miocardite , Terapêutica , Pediatria , Métodos , Ressuscitação , Taquicardia , Diagnóstico , Resultado do Tratamento , Fibrilação Ventricular
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