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Introducción: La frecuentación en los servicios de urgencias pediátricas es cada vez mayor y hace que sus instalaciones y servicios se colapsen debido a la creciente demanda. Este colapso puede conllevar un decremento en la atención sanitaria a nuestros pacientes, incluso un aumento en la morbimortalidad. Por este motivo, en este estudio se quieren analizar distintos factores, como la edad, el sexo, el tramo horario, el día de la semana o la estación del año para evaluar si son o no determinantes en dicho aumento de la frecuentación. Objetivo principal: Describir la evolución y características de la frecuentación de Urgencias Pediátricas en el HCD Gómez Ulla C.S. de Vida y Esperanza y determinar qué factores influyen sobre esta. Material y métodos: Estudio observacional retrospectivo de los pacientes atendidos en Urgencias de Pediatría en los años 2021,2022 y 2023. Se estudió el número de pacientes atendido por día de la semana y hora, así como edad y sexo. Resultados y discusión: La demanda asistencial se incrementa en un 35,2% del año 2022 con respecto de 2021. El 30,1% de los pacientes que acudieron al servicio de urgencias de pediatría tenían una edad de entre 3 y 5 años. Entre los factores estudiados, existe estacionalidad, mostrando una frecuencia en el número de asistencias en otoño de casi el doble de casos que en verano (31,9% frente a 17,5%). El día de la semana no interfiere en la cantidad de pacientes que acuden a urgencias. Por su parte, el análisis del tramo horario refleja que los pacientes acuden con mayor asiduidad durante la tarde (50,9%) y, con diferencia, mucho menos durante la madrugada (10,8%). Conclusión: Existe un aumento de visitas al servicio de urgencias de pediatría. De estas visitas, un número creciente son consideradas no urgentes. Esto supone un grave problema a la hora de gestionar adecuadamente los recursos sanitarios.
Introduction: The frequentation in pediatric emergency departments is increasing and causes their facilities and services to collapse due to the growing demand. This collapse can lead to a decrease in the health care provided to our patients, and even to an increase in morbidity and mortality. For this reason, this study aims to analyze different factors, such as age, sex, time of day, day of the week or season of the year to evaluate whether or not they are determinants in this increase in frequentation. Main objective: To describe the evolution and characteristics of Pediatric Emergency Department frequentation in the HCD Gómez Ulla C.S. de Vida y Esperanza and to determine the factors that influence it. Methods: Retrospective observational study of patients seen in the Pediatric Emergency Department in 2021, 2022 and 2023. We studied the number of patients attended by day of the week and hour, as well as age and sex. Results and discussion: The demand for care increased by 35.2% in 2022 with respect to 2021. 30.1% of the patients attending the pediatric emergency department were aged between 3 and 5 years. Among the factors studied, there is seasonality, showing a frequency in the number of attendances in autumn of almost twice as many cases as in summer (31.9% vs. 17.5%). The day of the week does not interfere with the number of patients attending the emergency department. On the other hand, the analysis of the time of day shows that patients visit the ED more frequently in the afternoon (50.9%) and, by far, much less frequently in the early morning (10.8%). Conclusion: There is an increase in the number of visits to the pediatric emergency department. Of these visits, an increasing number are considered non-urgent. This poses a serious problem in the adequate management of health resources.
Grado en Medicina
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Tramo horario, Estación del año, Medicina, Correct use of the emergency department, Sexo, Season of the year, Age, Día de la semana, Time slot, Correcto uso del servicio de urgencias, Medicine, Edad, Sex, Day of the week
Tramo horario, Estación del año, Medicina, Correct use of the emergency department, Sexo, Season of the year, Age, Día de la semana, Time slot, Correcto uso del servicio de urgencias, Medicine, Edad, Sex, Day of the week
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