Revista da Associacao Medica Brasileira
Evaluation of infants aged 0-12 months admitted to the pediatric emergency department: the example of Batman Training And Research Hospital
By Canpolat S, Nahya MK, Dedeoğlu E and 3 others.
Abstract
Objective
This study aimed to assess the reasons for admission, demographic and clinical characteristics, diagnostic procedures, hospitalization rates, and repeat visits among infants aged 0-12 months transported to the pediatric emergency department by 112 Emergency Medical Services ambulances in 2023, with a focus on. The study further evaluated the urgency of visits and sought to identify potentially preventable hospital admissions, while also examining the clinical decision-making processes involved.
Methods
This retrospective investigation involved infants brought to the Pediatric Emergency Department of Batman Training and Research Hospital from January 1 to December 31, 2023. Hospital records were examined for demographic reasons for admission, laboratory and imaging evaluations, hospitalization or referral outcomes, and repeat visits. Patients were grouped as neonates (0-28 days) or post-neonatal infants (29 days-12 months). Statistical analyses were conducted using Statistical Package for the Social Sciences 26.