TY  - JOUR
TI  - RETROSPECTIVE ANALYSIS OF 32,749 PATIENTS: A
PILOT ORTHOPEDIC TRAUMA REGISTRY STUDY IN
ANKARA PROVINCE
AB  - Objectives: Musculoskeletal injury is a public health concern that substantially increases the workload of
emergency healthcare providers and hospitals in developing countries. Successful management of the
diagnosis and treatment processes reduces healthcare costs and shortens the duration of preventable
disabilities in patients with musculoskeletal injuries. Here, we aimed to investigate the musculoskeletal trauma
distribution within five years within the borders of Ankara province.
Materials and Methods: In this study, preliminary diagnoses of the patients with musculoskeletal injury made
within five years (2014 – 2018) by emergency healthcare providers in Ankara were retrospectively screened
through the Emergency Health Automation System – EHAS. The patients were classified according to age,
gender and diagnosis.
Results: This study included data for the time period between 2014 and 2018 from 32,749 patients, i.e., 19,523
male and 13,226 female patients in Ankara province. The number of patients was recorded for each year, and
it was found that there was an increase in the number of patients between years. Musculoskeletal trauma was
most commonly seen in the 19-64 (adult) age group, and the highest number of cases was observed in April.
Hips and thighs were the most common trauma regions in the body.
Conclusion: This study is the first to analyze data obtained from emergency healthcare providers in Turkey,
and it can be considered a pilot study that can be utilized to eliminate the existing drawbacks and optimize
registry systems by updating them.
AU  - Şan, İshak
AU  - gursoy, safa
AU  - AKKAYA, MUSTAFA
AU  - şimşek, mehmet emin
AU  - kaya, özgür
AU  - Bekgöz, Burak
DO  - 10.5505/amj.2022.17136
PY  - 2022
JO  - Ankara Medical Journal
VL  - 22
IS  - 2
SN  - 1303-2283
SP  - 204
EP  - 214
DB  - TRDizin
UR  - http://search/yayin/detay/534349
ER  -