Résumé

Introduction: Organized emergency care systems save lives by facilitating the early detection of acute conditions and timely access to appropriate care, while strengthening the impact of other components of the health system. Objective: To review the first 18 months of activity in the medical-surgical emergency department of Ziniaré Regional Hospital, from 1 January 2021 to 30 June 2022. Methodology: We conducted a retrospective descriptive study of patients admitted to the medical-surgical emergency department of Ziniaré Regional Hospital from 1 January 2021 to 30 June 2022. Results: A total of 2,429 patients were included. Their mean age was 38.27 ± 20.82 years, and the male-to-female ratio was 1.65. More than half of the patients (53.3%) lived outside Ziniaré. The mean emergency department length of stay was 1.88 days. Overall, 36.13% of patients were discharged home and 31.85% were admitted to hospital. Injuries and trauma were the leading diagnostic category (22.2%), followed by infectious diseases (17.2%). Digestive surgical conditions accounted for 8.0% of diagnoses and cardiovascular diseases for 10.1%. Antibiotics were administered to 22.36% of patients. Urgent surgery was indicated in 24.86% of cases. Conclusion: The medical-surgical emergency department of Ziniaré Regional Hospital plays an important role in patient care across the Plateau-Central region. Reorganizing the department, strengthening staffing and upgrading technical resources could improve its performance.

Mot-clés :

Activity Review; Medical-Surgical Emergencies; Regional Hospital