| 젊은 성인 환자와 노인 환자의 의료자원 사용 비교: 일개 응급의료센터 후향적 관찰연구 |
| 오은찬1, 조석주1, 왕일재1, 김형빈1, 박순창1, 이성화1, 배병관1, 조영모1, 이대섭2, 여광희3, 황성연4 |
1부산대학교병원 응급의학과
2양산부산대학교병원 응급의학과
3부산대학교병원 외상외과
4성균관대학교 의과대학 삼성창원병원 응급의학과 |
| Comparison of medical resources usage between young adult patients and elderly patients: a single center, retrospective observational study |
| Eunchan Oh1, Suck Ju Cho1, Il Jae Wang1, Hyung Bin Kim1, Soon Chang Park1, Sung Hwa Lee1, Byung Kwan Bae1, Young Mo Cho1, Dae Sup Lee2, Kwang Hee Yeo3, Seong Yeon Hwang4 |
1Department of Emergency Medicine, Pusan National University Hospital, Busan, Korea
2Department of Emergency Medicine, Pusan National University Yangsan Hospital, Yangsan, Korea
3Department of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery, Pusan National University Hospital, Busan, Korea
4Department of Emergency Medicine, Samsung Changwon Hospital, Sungkyunkwan University College of Medicine, Changwon, Korea |
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Received: July 15, 2019; Revised: August 12, 2019 Accepted: September 6, 2019. Published online: December 31, 2019. |
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| ABSTRACT |
Objective:
Under the overcrowding conditions of large emergency departments, the proportion of elderly patients is increasing in Korea. This paper describes the necessity of the preparedness of Korean emergency departments and society for the rapidly aging population.
Method:
This was a retrospective observational study. Patients who presented to a tertiary hospital emergency department (ED) in one year were included. The use of medical resources between young adult (≥20 and <65 years of age) and elderly patients (≥65 years of age) was compared.
Results:
This study included 26,712 patients. The young adult group and the elderly group was 15,021 (56.2%) and 11,691 (43.8%), respectively. The ratio of firehouse ambulance visit mode (28.6%) and inter-facility transfer visit mode (18.9%) of the elderly group was higher compared to those of the young adult group (26.4% and 10.6%, P<0.001). The elderly group visited more at daytime (P<0.001). With aging, the admission ratios of the elderly group to the general ward (38.9%) and intensive care unit (13.0%) were higher than the young adult group (9.8% and 4.3%, P<0.001). The mean ED length of stay and mean length of hospitalization of the elderly group was longer than that of the young adult group (P<0.001). The medical cost of the elderly group was approximately three times higher than that of the young adult group.
Conclusion:
Elderly patients required more emergency medical resources in both the prehospital and hospital stages. Korean emergency departments and society require efforts for not only expansion but also the appropriate use of medical resources in a rapidly aging population. |
| Key words:
Health resources emergency department; Geriatric assessment; Geriatric health services |
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