ISSN: 1745-7580
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Lijun Wang
Department of Emergency Medicine, Tianjin Medical University General Hospital,
Tianjin 300100
Indiana
Research Article
Hospitalization Rates Difference of Adult Emergency Patients between Urban and Suburban in Tianjin
Author(s): Lijun Wang
Lijun Wang
Aim: Compare the hospitalization rate of adult emergency patients within 6 h of arrival between urban and suburban hospitals in Tianjin.
Method: We analyzed a cross-sectional survey data for adult emergency patients. Fifty hospitals were divided into two groups: urban and suburban group according to geographical location. Each group was classified into two (secondary and tertiary hospital) subgroups. The emergency hospitalization rate within 6 h of arrival, gender and age of patients, Emergency Severity Index (ESI), as well as the mode of arrival and primary diagnosis, were collected and compared using Student’s t-test, χ2 test, or Fisher’s exact test as appropriate between both groups and subgroups.
Results: 1) 6569 patients visited emergency departments and 494 (7.52%) were hospitalized within 6 h of ar.. View More»
DOI:
10.4172/1745-7580.1000159