Praxis
Volume 106, Issue 8, 2017, Pages 409-414

Migration-Specific Issues of Patients of a University Emergency Department [Migrationsspezifische Aspekte des Patientengutes einer grossen europäischen universitären Notaufnahme über einen Zeitraum von zehn Jahren] (Article)

Braun C.T. , Gnägi C.R. , Klingberg K. , Srivastava D. , Ricklin M.E. , Exadaktylos A.K.
  • a Universitäres Notfallzentrum, Inselspital, Universitätsspital Bern, Freiburgstrasse 12, Bern, 3010, Switzerland, Zentrale Notaufnahme und Rettungsmedizin, Helios Klinikum Bad Saarow, Germany
  • b Universitäres Notfallzentrum, Inselspital, Universitätsspital Bern, Freiburgstrasse 12, Bern, 3010, Switzerland
  • c Universitäres Notfallzentrum, Inselspital, Universitätsspital Bern, Freiburgstrasse 12, Bern, 3010, Switzerland
  • d Universitäres Notfallzentrum, Inselspital, Universitätsspital Bern, Freiburgstrasse 12, Bern, 3010, Switzerland
  • e Universitäres Notfallzentrum, Inselspital, Universitätsspital Bern, Freiburgstrasse 12, Bern, 3010, Switzerland
  • f Universitäres Notfallzentrum, Inselspital, Universitätsspital Bern, Freiburgstrasse 12, Bern, 3010, Switzerland

Abstract

An increase in the utilization of Emergency Departments (ED) of hospitals can be observed. Due to the current wave of refugees, this topic is becoming more important. A relevant part of the patients in the EDs are immigrants, so far they have not been adequately represented in health care research. This retrospective study investigates the utilization of a university ED by immigrants, regarding the number of patients categorized by sociodemographic issues, weekday and the type of referral over a period of ten years. With an annually increasing number of treatments, there is a disproportionately high increase of foreign patients. This trend will further increase and the sociodemographic structures should be taken into account regarding the emergency care reserve capacity.

Author Keywords

Migration emergency department Health care research Sociodemographic

Index Keywords

immigrant refugee university hospital human sex difference Refugees middle aged trends statistics and numerical data Aged emergency ward Cross-Sectional Studies Young Adult cross-sectional study migrant Hospitals, University Humans Adolescent male Emigrants and Immigrants female Aged, 80 and over patient referral very elderly university Referral and Consultation socioeconomics Socioeconomic Factors Retrospective Studies emergency care adult age Sex Factors Age Factors utilization Utilization Review hospital emergency service Emergency Service, Hospital retrospective study Switzerland
Link
https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85017515170&doi=10.1024%2f1661-8157%2fa002649&partnerID=40&md5=d67372c667eb6083c2e0226b3b5fcf9a
DOI: 10.1024/1661-8157/a002649
ISSN: 16618157
Cited by: 3
Original Language: German