The Clinical Features of the Hypertension Patients Who Apply to Emergency Service and Investigation of Factors Affecting Frequency of Application to the Emergency Service

Abstract

Objective: Emergency service physicians often deal with patients presenting to emergency service with high blood pressure. The aim of this study is to examine the clinical features of hypertension patients who apply to emergency service and factors that affecting frequency of application to the emergency service. Material and Method: This study was participated by a total of 100 volunteer patients who were previously diagnosed with hypertension and presented to the emergency service in our hospital. The data of the study were collected through surveys in face to face interviews. Results: Hypertension was present in 52% of the patients for more than 10 years. 81% of the patients were informed about life-style changes. Only 32% of the patients were prescribed medication for emergency use. Also, only 40% of the patients were informed by their doctors about the fact that hypertension may damage end-organs. Due to hypertension, 57% of the patients presented to the emergency service twice or more times in the last 1 year. Conclusion: This study shows that many patients diagnosed with hypertension have visited emergency service twice or more times in the last one year. Providing hypertension patients with detailed information about their diseases can reduce the frequency of patients admission to the emergency service.

Keywords

• hypertension,emergency service,informing

Acil Servise Başvuran Hipertansiyon Hastalarının Klinik Özellikleri ve Acil Servise Başvuru Sıklığını Etkileyen Faktörlerin İncelenmesi

Abstract

Amaç: Acil servis doktorları yüksek kan basıncı nedeniyle acil servise başvuran hastalar ile sık olarak karşılaşmaktadır. Bu çalışmanın amacı, acil servise başvuran hipertansiyon hastalarının klinik özelliklerini ve acil servise başvuru sıklığını etkileyen faktörleri incelemektir. Gereç ve Yöntem: Bu çalışmaya hastanemiz acil servisine başvuran daha önce hipertansiyon tanısı olan 100 gönüllü hasta alınmıştır. Araştırmanın veri toplama aşamasında yüz yüze görüşülerek anket uygulanmıştır. Bulgular: Hastaların %52’sinde 10 yıldan fazladır hipertansiyon mevcuttu. Hastaların %81’ine yaşam tarzı değişikliği hakkında bilgilendirme yapılmıştır. Hastaların sadece %32’sine acil durumda kullanması için ilaç reçete edilmiştir. Takipte olduğu doktor tarafından, hipertansiyonun uç organlarına zarar verebileceği hastaların yalnız %40’ına anlatılmıştır. Son bir yıl içinde hipertansiyon nedeni ile iki veya daha fazla sayıda acil servise başvuran hasta oranı %57’dir. Sonuç: Bu çalışma hipertansiyon tanısı ile bir yıl içinde iki veya üstü sayı ile acil servise başvurunun olduğunu göstermektedir. Hipertansiyon hastalarına hastalıkları hakkında ayrıntılı bilgilendirme yapmak hastaların acil servise başvuru sıklıklarını azaltabilir.

Keywords

• hipertansiyon,acil servis,bilgilendirme

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