Objectives: Diabetes mellitus, thyroid diseases, and adrenal gland and pituitary gland diseases are endocrine emergencies that are the reason for admission to the emergency department (ED) and may result in mortality. Diabetic ketoacidosis and hyperosmolar coma, which are diabetes mellitus emergencies, are diseases that can be quickly diagnosed with high blood sugar, while difficulties may arise from ED conditions in other diagnoses. This study aims to retrospectively analyze the endocrine emergencies admitted to the ED.
Material and Methods: This study is a retrospective observational study. Ethical approval was obtained from the local ethics committee of the university. In this study, we included all patients over 18 years of age who were consulted to the Endocrinology unit, considering one of the endocrine emergencies in the ED. The complaints of these patients, their laboratory parameters, diagnoses and length of stay, hospitalizations in the intensive care unit, and outcome information were accessed through the system and recorded in the data record form. All data was used for statistical analysis.
Results: A total of 55 patients were included in the study, 32 of which were female. The mean age of the patients was 57±20. 39 of the patients applied as outpatients and 16 of them were brought by the 112 ambulances. The most common symptoms at presentation were abdominal pain (22%), nausea and vomiting (20), and fatigue (14.5%). The most common admission diagnoses were diabetic ketoacidosis (25.5%), hyperglycemia (25.5%), and hypoglycemia (16.4%). Of all patients, 22 (40%) were hospitalized in the ward, and 17 (31%) in the intensive care unit. While 50 of the patients were discharged from the hospital, 5 died. When the way of admission of the patients to the ED was compared in terms of discharge, service admission, and intensive care admission, a statistically significant difference was found, and this difference was due to the high intensive care admission rate and low discharge rate of the patients brought by 112 ambulances. However, when the patients were compared according to the way they applied, no significant difference was found between their complaints, admission diagnoses, and outcomes.
Conclusion: Endocrine emergencies should be considered in patients who present to the ED with complaints of abdominal pain, nausea, vomiting and fatigue. There is a need for caution in terms of the need for service and intensive care hospitalization for those brought by the 112 ambulances.
Amaç: Diyabetes mellitus, tiroid hastalıkları ve adrenal bez ile hipofiz bezi hastalıkları acil servise başvuru sebebi olan ve mortalite ile sonuçlanabilen endokrin acillerdir. Bu hastalıklardan diyabetes mellitus acilleri olan diyabetik ketoasidoz ve hiperozmolar koma kan şekeri yüksekliği ile hızlıca tanısı akla gelebilen hastalıklar iken diğer tanılarda acil servis şartlarından zorluklar meydana gelebilmektedir. Bu çalışmadaki amacımız acil serviste endokrinolojik aciller sebepli takip edilen hastaların retrospektif incelenmesidir.
Gereç ve Yöntemler: Bu çalışma retrospektif gözlemsel bir çalışmadır. Üniversite yerel etik kurulundan onay alınmıştır. Çalışmaya 18 yaş ve üzeri olup acil serviste endokrin acil tanılarından bir tanesi düşünülerek Endokrinoloji birimine konsulte edilen tüm hastalar dahil edilmiştir. Bu hastaların sistem üzerinden başvuru şikayeti, labarotuvar özellikleri, tanıları ve yatış süreleri, servis- yoğıun bakım yatışları ve sonlanım bilgilerine ulaşılıp veri kayıt formuna not edilmiştir. Tüm veriler istatiksel analiz için kullanılmıştır.
Bulgular: Çalışmaya toplam 55 hasta dahil edilmiş olup 32’si kadındı. Hastaların yaş ortalaması 57±20 idi. Hastaların 39'u ayaktan başvurmuş olup 16 tanesi 112 tarafından ambulans ile getirilmişti. En sık başvuru semptomları karın ağrısı (%22), bulantı kusma (20) ve halszilikti (%14,5). En sık başvuru tanılar DKA (%25,5) ,hiperglisemi (%25,5) ve hipoglisemiydi (%16,4). Hastaların 22’si (%40) servise, 17’si (%31) yoğun bakım ünitesine yatırılmış. Hastaların 50’si hastaneden taburcu olurken 5’i vefat etmiştir.
Sonuç: Acil servise karın ağrısı, bulantı, kusma ve halsizlik şikayetleri ile başvuran hastalarda endokrin aciller akla gelmelidir. Bu hasta grubundan 112 ile getirilenlere servis ve yoğun bakım yatışı ihtiyacı açısından dikkatli olunmalıdır.
Primary Language | English |
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Subjects | Epidemiology (Other) |
Journal Section | Research Articles |
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Publication Date | August 31, 2023 |
Submission Date | July 28, 2023 |
Published in Issue | Year 2023 Volume: 3 Issue: 2 |