Open AccessEpidemiology of Otorhinolaryngology Emergency Attendances
Author(s) -
Andrade Jose S.C.,
Albuquerque André M. S.,
Penido Norma O.,
Matos Rafaella C.,
Godofredo Valéria R.
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
otolaryngology–head and neck surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.232
H-Index - 121
eISSN - 1097-6817
pISSN - 0194-5998
DOI - 10.1177/0194599812451426a32
Subject(s) - medicine , otorhinolaryngology , rhinology , otology , subspecialty , epidemiology , emergency department , medical record , pediatrics , emergency medicine , surgery , family medicine , psychiatry
Objective To evaluate the epidemiological characteristics of care in the emergency department of otorhinolaryngology at a high complexity hospital in Sao Paulo over a 12‐month period. Method Epidemiological, cross‐sectional study, with data collection carried out from medical records of the emergency department of otorhinolaryngology of a high complexity hospital in Sao Paulo, for a period of 12 months. Data collected were: age, sex, clinical diagnosis, and management. The cases were divided by subspecialty: otology, rhinology, pharyngolaryngoesthomatology, and head and neck surgery. Level of urgency/emergency, etiology, and monthly distribution of visits were evaluated. Results A total of 18,279 medical records were obtained, and 2639 were excluded. Of the 15,640 cases included, the average age was 36.3 years; 54.49% were women and 45.50% were men. A total of 9818 (62.77%) corresponded to cases considered as emergency/urgency. Among the urgency/emergency cases, 6422 (65.41%) were diagnosis in otology, 1767 (17.99%) in rhinology, 1453 (14.79%) in pharyngolaryngoesthomatology, and 176 (1.79%) in head and neck surgery. Inflammatory and infectious diseases comprised 65.04% among the urgency/emergency cases. Conclusion Among the attendances in the emergency department of otolaryngology evaluated in this study, 62.77% corresponded to cases of urgency/emergency, predominantly in the otology subspecialty. Inflammatory and infectious diseases comprised most cases.