The Statistical Analysis of Patients' Clinical Data in Emergency Department by Using Hospital Information System

Objectives: Using hospital information system (HIS) to classify the patients who were treated in the emergency department and discuss the spectrum of diseases. Methods: We collected the clinical information of the patients who were treated in the emergence department from July 1, 2010 to June 30, 2011. The patients were divided into different groups by their disease, and analyzed the numbers and frequencies of each subgroup. Results: From the data of 12 months, we concluded that the most frequencies of diseases are cardiovascular diseases, respiratory diseases, neurological diseases and digestive diseases. There were no significant difference among the first three diseases, but the patients number of digestive diseases were increased in the winter. And the mortality of critical patients in January and February was higher than other months. Conclusion: 1) The increasing patients number of cardio-cerebrovascular diseases was corresponding to the increasing of aging population, and there were no difference in 12 months. 2) The increasing number of digestive diseases between December to February maybe associated with diet change. 3) The mortality of critical patients in January and February was higher than other months. (C) 2013 The Authors. Published by Elsevier B.V.