Determination of the Appropriate Emergency Department Design According to Patient Characteristics

Volume: 43 Number: 1 March 1, 2017
  • Pınar Çinar Sert
  • Vahide Aslıhan Durak
  • Fatma Özdemir
  • Erol Armağan
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Determination of the Appropriate Emergency Department Design According to Patient Characteristics

Abstract

Our study was aimed to determine the required appropriate care area and emergency department ideal design according to patients admitted to the emergency department of our hospital. 12550 patients were enrolled in the study. Patients' age, gender, chief complaint, triage category, concomitant diseases, consultations, diagnoses and result forms were evaluated. In conclusion, we found that our hospitals emergengy department needs; 150 m² 6-bed resuscitation room, 180 m² triage and reception area, 1 decontamination room, 25 fast track area, 2 isolation rooms each of which is 25 m², 16 m² psychiatic patient room, special rooms each of which is 16 m² like ophthalmology/ENT and gynecology room, 10 single rooms, 20 m² plaster room, 20 m² procedure room, 12 m² consultation room, 90 treatment areas each of which is 12 m² and at least 45 areas have physiological monitoring and 10 m² staff station. Based on this information total 5000 m² area needs to be determined for an annual of 100,000 patients admitted to the emergency department. In order to provide better services of the emergency departments, each hospital should plan the most appropriate department by considering physical conditions, budget and needs in the light of guidelines.

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Pınar Çinar Sert This is me

Vahide Aslıhan Durak This is me

Fatma Özdemir This is me

Erol Armağan This is me

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March 1, 2017

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March 1, 2017

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Year 2017 Volume: 43 Number: 1

APA
Sert, P. Ç., Durak, V. A., Özdemir, F., & Armağan, E. (2017). Determination of the Appropriate Emergency Department Design According to Patient Characteristics. Journal of Uludağ University Medical Faculty, 43(1), 17-21. https://izlik.org/JA85BE29AZ
AMA
1.Sert PÇ, Durak VA, Özdemir F, Armağan E. Determination of the Appropriate Emergency Department Design According to Patient Characteristics. Journal of Uludağ University Medical Faculty. 2017;43(1):17-21. https://izlik.org/JA85BE29AZ
Chicago
Sert, Pınar Çinar, Vahide Aslıhan Durak, Fatma Özdemir, and Erol Armağan. 2017. “Determination of the Appropriate Emergency Department Design According to Patient Characteristics”. Journal of Uludağ University Medical Faculty 43 (1): 17-21. https://izlik.org/JA85BE29AZ.
EndNote
Sert PÇ, Durak VA, Özdemir F, Armağan E (March 1, 2017) Determination of the Appropriate Emergency Department Design According to Patient Characteristics. Journal of Uludağ University Medical Faculty 43 1 17–21.
IEEE
[1]P. Ç. Sert, V. A. Durak, F. Özdemir, and E. Armağan, “Determination of the Appropriate Emergency Department Design According to Patient Characteristics”, Journal of Uludağ University Medical Faculty, vol. 43, no. 1, pp. 17–21, Mar. 2017, [Online]. Available: https://izlik.org/JA85BE29AZ
ISNAD
Sert, Pınar Çinar - Durak, Vahide Aslıhan - Özdemir, Fatma - Armağan, Erol. “Determination of the Appropriate Emergency Department Design According to Patient Characteristics”. Journal of Uludağ University Medical Faculty 43/1 (March 1, 2017): 17-21. https://izlik.org/JA85BE29AZ.
JAMA
1.Sert PÇ, Durak VA, Özdemir F, Armağan E. Determination of the Appropriate Emergency Department Design According to Patient Characteristics. Journal of Uludağ University Medical Faculty. 2017;43:17–21.
MLA
Sert, Pınar Çinar, et al. “Determination of the Appropriate Emergency Department Design According to Patient Characteristics”. Journal of Uludağ University Medical Faculty, vol. 43, no. 1, Mar. 2017, pp. 17-21, https://izlik.org/JA85BE29AZ.
Vancouver
1.Pınar Çinar Sert, Vahide Aslıhan Durak, Fatma Özdemir, Erol Armağan. Determination of the Appropriate Emergency Department Design According to Patient Characteristics. Journal of Uludağ University Medical Faculty [Internet]. 2017 Mar. 1;43(1):17-21. Available from: https://izlik.org/JA85BE29AZ

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