Abstract： Objective To analyze change patterns on emergency room visits in a hospital of stomatology. Methods We used seasonal index method on the number of patient visits in the emergency department to investigate regulated variations. Results Periodic variations were found on the number of patient visits. The emergency room visits achieved the highest peak in the second quarter of year and the lowest point in the first quarter of year. The emergency room visits peaked in March, May and July, while the highest peak was in May. The minimum number of the emergency room visits occurred in January and February, while the lowest point appeared in February. Weekly number of the emergency room visits also followed a periodical change. The number of visits peaked in Saturday and Sunday, and bottomed in Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. Because of the health care reform, emergency room visits sharply declined in April 2017 and then dropped to relatively lower amounts comparing to last year. However, the same periodical change of monthly number of emergency room visits resumed after a short period of fluctuation. The periodical change of weekly number of emergency room visits maintained without any noticeable changes. Conclusion Emergency room visits follow regular periodical patterns, while multiple factors, such as holiday and climate, contribute to its changes. Monthly emergency room visit declines because of the health care reform, which shows descending visits of nonemergency patients. Regular patterns of emergency room visits should be considered for resource allocation and medical management to improve medical service in emergency department.
方嘉琨,姚敏,孙燕楠,姬爱平. 2013—2017年口腔专科医院急诊量变化趋势分析[J]. 中国医院统计, 2019, 26(2): 137-140.
Fang Jiakun, Yao Min, Sun Yannan, Ji Aiping. Change pattern analysis of the number of emergency room visits in a hospital of stomatology from 2013 to 2017. journal1, 2019, 26(2): 137-140.
