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Difference of visiting time and major cause of disease by operating time changes of a university dental emergency room

일개 치과대학병원 응급실 운영시간 변경에 따른 환자의 방문시기와 주요상병의 차이

  • Noh, Hie-Jin (Department of Dental Hygiene, Wonju Clooege of Medicine, Yonsei University) ;
  • Mun, So-Jung (Department of Dental Hygiene, Wonju Clooege of Medicine, Yonsei University) ;
  • Jeon, Hyun-Sun (Department of Dental Hygiene, Wonju Clooege of Medicine, Yonsei University) ;
  • Bae, Sung-Suk (Department of Dental Hygiene, Hanseo University)
  • 노희진 (연세대학교 원주의과대학 치위생학과) ;
  • 문소정 (연세대학교 원주의과대학 치위생학과) ;
  • 전현선 (연세대학교 원주의과대학 치위생학과) ;
  • 배성숙 (한서대학교 치위생학과)
  • Received : 2015.04.16
  • Accepted : 2015.07.30
  • Published : 2015.08.30
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Abstract

Objectives: The purpose of the study is to investigate of visiting time and major cause of disease by operating time changes of a university dental emergency room. Methods: This study was a retrospect study carried out by reviewing 9,172 records visiting the university emergency room from January 1997 to December 2009. Data were analyzed by frequency test, chi-square test, and logistic regression using SAS version 9.3. Results: Twenty four hours emergency room had 19 percent more patients than those in daytime emergency room. Daytime emergency room had more male patients during spring(26.6%) and winter(20.2%) than female patients(p<0.05). Female patients exceeded male patients during summer(24.4%) and autumn(36.2%)(p<0.05). Twenty-four hours emergency room had the maximal patients in autumn and the minimal patients in winter(p<0.05). The most common injury in the daytime was tooth fracture from 0 to 19 years old(p<0.05). Tooth fracture, jaw fracture, and soft tissue injury were the most common injury in dental emergency room and majority of the patients were the male(p<0.05). Conclusions: Twenty-four hours dental emergency room had a variety of causes of dental emergency thant that in the daytime. Twenty four hours dental emergency room must be prepared for the dental emergency patients at any time provided with personnel and facilities.

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