| 응급실 방문환자 중 낮은 우선순위를 가진 환자의 입원에 영향을 주는 요소 |
오민택, 이성화
, 박성욱
, 박순창
, 김형빈, 조영모
, 배병관, 왕일재
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| 부산대학교병원 응급의학과 |
| Factors associated hospital admission in patients with low acuity visiting emergency department |
| Min Taek Oh, Seong Hwa Lee
, Seong Wook Park
, Soon Chang Park
, Hyung Bin Kim, Young Mo Jo
, Byung Gwan Bae, Il Jae Wang
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| Department of Emergency Medicine, Pusan National University Hospital, Busan, Korea |
| Correspondence |
Seong Hwa Lee ,Tel: 051-240-7503,, Fax: 051-253-6472, Email: 2seonghwa@gmail.com,
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Received: May 17, 2018; Revised: August 14, 2018 Accepted: August 26, 2018. Published online: October 31, 2018. |
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| ABSTRACT |
Objective:
Patients with low acuity who need hospitalization may be at risk if they do not receive proper treatment in overcrowded emergency rooms. This study was conducted to investigate factors affecting the hospitalization of patients with low acuity of Korean Triage and Acuity Scale (KTAS).
Method:
This study was a retrospective chart review analysis of patients aged 15 years or older who had triaged as KTAS 4 and 5 grades when visiting a local emergency medical center from January 1, 2016 to December 31, 2017. Multivariate logistic analysis was performed to analyze the effects of age, sex, reasons for visiting, visiting route, ambulance utilization, KTAS grade and major category on patient admission.
Results:
A total of 10,540 patients were enrolled and the odds ratio (OR) increased with age from those aged over 34 years (P<0.001). Patients that triaged as KTAS grade 5 (adjusted OR, 1.57; 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.36-1.82), had a condition caused by disease (adjusted OR, 2.31; 95% CI, 2.00-2.68), and visited by using an ambulance (public: adjusted OR, 1.05; 95% CI, 0.91-1.22; private: adjusted OR, 4.60; 95% CI, 3.85-5.49) were more likely to be hospitalized. Individuals in the “general” major category were more likely to be hospitalized than those falling into other major categories (P<0.001).
Conclusion:
The factors influencing the hospitalization of patients with low acuity were age, reasons for visiting, visiting route, ambulance utilization, KTAS grade and major category on patient admission. |
| Key words:
Hospitalization; Emergencies; Triage; Risk factors |
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