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Emergency Department Presentations of Pediatric Hematology Patients at a Tertiary Care Center: Clinical Characteristics and Patterns of Use

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Emergency Department Presentations of Pediatric Hematology Patients at a Tertiary Care Center: Clinical Characteristics and Patterns of Use

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Objective: Children with hematologic diseases account for a small proportion of pediatric emergency department (PED) visits, but they often require urgent evaluation because of disease- or treatment-related complications. We aimed to evaluate the sociodemographic and clinical characteristics, management, and outcomes of pediatric hematology patients presenting to a tertiary care PED. Materials and Methods: This prospective observational study included children aged 0–18 years presenting to the PED of Dokuz Eylul University Faculty of Medicine between April 1, 2013 and April 1, 2014, with either a previously diagnosed hematologic disease or a new hematologic diagnosis made during emergency evaluation. The primary unit of analysis was each PED visit. Results: Among 60,026 PED visits, 278 (0.46%) were hematology-related, corresponding to 96 individual patients. Mean age was 8.16 ± 0.52 years, and 57.3% were male. Leukemia-related visits were most common (48.6%). Monitoring, procedures, consultation, transfusion, and intravenous treatment were required in 30.6%, 51.1%, 47.8%, 23.0%, and 21.6% of visits, respectively. Hospitalization occurred in 27.3% of hematology-related visits versus 6.8% of all PED visits. All 23 febrile neutropenia visits resulted in hospitalization; mean time to antibiotics was 136.9 ± 15.9 minutes. Conclusion: Pediatric hematology patients represent a small but clinically important PED subgroup with recurrent presentations, high resource utilization, and frequent hospitalization.

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Bölüm

Araştırma Makalesi

Yayımlanma Tarihi

30 Nisan 2026

Gönderilme Tarihi

19 Mart 2026

Kabul Tarihi

28 Nisan 2026

Yayımlandığı Sayı

Yıl 2026 Cilt: 10 Sayı: 1

Kaynak Göster

APA
Çağlar, A., Ören, H., Duman, M., Yılmaz, D., Tüfekçi Gürocak, Ö., & Yilmaz, Ş. (2026). Emergency Department Presentations of Pediatric Hematology Patients at a Tertiary Care Center: Clinical Characteristics and Patterns of Use. Balıkesir Medical Journal, 10(1), 35-45. https://doi.org/10.33716/bmedj.1912899
AMA
1.Çağlar A, Ören H, Duman M, Yılmaz D, Tüfekçi Gürocak Ö, Yilmaz Ş. Emergency Department Presentations of Pediatric Hematology Patients at a Tertiary Care Center: Clinical Characteristics and Patterns of Use. BMedJ. 2026;10(1):35-45. doi:10.33716/bmedj.1912899
Chicago
Çağlar, Atika, Hale Ören, Murat Duman, Durgül Yılmaz, Özlem Tüfekçi Gürocak, ve Şebnem Yilmaz. 2026. “Emergency Department Presentations of Pediatric Hematology Patients at a Tertiary Care Center: Clinical Characteristics and Patterns of Use”. Balıkesir Medical Journal 10 (1): 35-45. https://doi.org/10.33716/bmedj.1912899.
EndNote
Çağlar A, Ören H, Duman M, Yılmaz D, Tüfekçi Gürocak Ö, Yilmaz Ş (01 Nisan 2026) Emergency Department Presentations of Pediatric Hematology Patients at a Tertiary Care Center: Clinical Characteristics and Patterns of Use. Balıkesir Medical Journal 10 1 35–45.
IEEE
[1]A. Çağlar, H. Ören, M. Duman, D. Yılmaz, Ö. Tüfekçi Gürocak, ve Ş. Yilmaz, “Emergency Department Presentations of Pediatric Hematology Patients at a Tertiary Care Center: Clinical Characteristics and Patterns of Use”, BMedJ, c. 10, sy 1, ss. 35–45, Nis. 2026, doi: 10.33716/bmedj.1912899.
ISNAD
Çağlar, Atika - Ören, Hale - Duman, Murat - Yılmaz, Durgül - Tüfekçi Gürocak, Özlem - Yilmaz, Şebnem. “Emergency Department Presentations of Pediatric Hematology Patients at a Tertiary Care Center: Clinical Characteristics and Patterns of Use”. Balıkesir Medical Journal 10/1 (01 Nisan 2026): 35-45. https://doi.org/10.33716/bmedj.1912899.
JAMA
1.Çağlar A, Ören H, Duman M, Yılmaz D, Tüfekçi Gürocak Ö, Yilmaz Ş. Emergency Department Presentations of Pediatric Hematology Patients at a Tertiary Care Center: Clinical Characteristics and Patterns of Use. BMedJ. 2026;10:35–45.
MLA
Çağlar, Atika, vd. “Emergency Department Presentations of Pediatric Hematology Patients at a Tertiary Care Center: Clinical Characteristics and Patterns of Use”. Balıkesir Medical Journal, c. 10, sy 1, Nisan 2026, ss. 35-45, doi:10.33716/bmedj.1912899.
Vancouver
1.Atika Çağlar, Hale Ören, Murat Duman, Durgül Yılmaz, Özlem Tüfekçi Gürocak, Şebnem Yilmaz. Emergency Department Presentations of Pediatric Hematology Patients at a Tertiary Care Center: Clinical Characteristics and Patterns of Use. BMedJ. 01 Nisan 2026;10(1):35-4. doi:10.33716/bmedj.1912899