Patient Demographics in Acute Care Surgery at the Ruijin Hospital in Shanghai
Table 1
(a) Demographic data of patients examined by general or orthopedic surgeons. (b) Diagnostics, procedure, medication, and outcome of all patients referred to a general or orthopedic surgeon.
(a)
Total
General surgery
Orthopedic surgery
N = 255
%
N = 152
%
N = 102
%
Gender
Male
125
49.0
75
49.3
50
49.0
Female
117
45.9
66
43.4
50
49.0
Unknown
13
5.1
11
7.2
2
2.0
Race
Asian
250
98.0
150
98.7
99
97.1
Non-Asian
3
1.2
1
0.7
2
2.0
Unknown
2
0.8
1
0.7
1
1.0
Diagnosis1
Trauma
109
42.7
30
19.7
79
77.5
Appendicitis
17
6.7
17
11.2
0
0.0
Pancreatitis
27
10.6
26
17.1
0
0.0
Furuncle/carbuncle
1
0.4
1
0.7
0
0.0
Cholecystitis
27
10.6
27
17.8
0
0.0
Cholangitis
3
1.2
3
2.0
0
0.0
Hernia
3
1.2
2
1.3
1
1.0
Gallstones
10
3.9
10
6.6
0
0.0
Limb ischemia
1
0.4
1
0.7
0
0.0
Mesenteric ischemia
1
0.4
1
0.7
0
0.0
Intestinal carcinoma
1
0.4
1
0.7
0
0.0
Intestinal obstruction
8
3.1
8
5.3
0
0.0
Skin disease
3
1.2
3
2.0
0
0.0
General surgical disease, diagnosis unkown2
8
3.1
8
5.3
0
0.0
Other surgery
25
9.8
25
16.4
0
0.0
Upper extremity fracture
23
9.0
2
1.3
21
20.6
Lower extremity fracture
18
7.1
1
0.7
17
16.7
Pelvic eracture
1
0.4
0
0.0
1
1.0
Rib fracture
3
1.2
1
0.7
2
2.0
Spine fracture
4
1.6
0
0.0
4
3.9
Osteoporosis
2
0.8
0
0.0
2
2.0
Arthrosis
1
0.4
0
0.0
1
1.0
Arthritis
1
0.4
0
0.0
1
1.0
Luxation
1
0.4
0
0.0
1
1.0
Band rupture
11
4.3
0
0.0
11
10.8
Other orthopedics
35
13.7
0
0.0
35
34.3
Unknown3
8
3.1
4
2.6
4
3.9
Other Diagnoses
Abscess
2
0.8
2
1.3
0
0.0
Fecal obstruction
1
0.4
1
0.7
0
0.0
Fever after cholecystectomy
1
0.4
1
0.7
0
0.0
Liver mass
1
0.4
1
0.7
0
0.0
Liver sclerosis
1
0.4
1
0.7
0
0.0
Pain after appendectomy
1
0.4
1
0.7
0
0.0
Spleen rupture
1
0.4
1
0.7
0
0.0
Pyelonephritis
1
0.4
1
0.7
0
0.0
Urinary stone
2
0.8
2
1.3
0
0.0
Cancer
6
2.4
7
3.9
0
0.0
Other general surgery
6
2.4
6
3.9
0
0.0
Skin infection
3
1.2
2
1.3
1
1.0
Muscle pain
6
2.4
0
0.0
6
5.9
Shoulder dislocation
1
0.4
0
0.0
1
1.0
Soft-tissue injury
19
7.5
0
0.0
19
18.6
Other orthopedic surgery
4
3.1
0
0.0
8
7.8
Trauma type
Blunt
48
44.0
4
13.3
44
55.7
Penetrating
25
22.9
19
63.3
6
7.6
Burn
0
0.0
0
0.0
0
0.0
Unknown
38
34.9
9
30.0
29
36.7
Anatomic location
Head
12
11.0
9
30.0
3
3.8
Trunk
14
12.8
1
3.3
13
16.5
Abdomen
4
3.7
2
6.7
2
2.5
Extremities
62
56.9
18
60.0
44
55.7
Spine and spinal cord
2
1.8
0
0.0
2
2.5
Other trauma
5
4.6
3
10.0
2
2.5
Unknown
18
16.5
1
3.3
16
20.3
1Deep vein thrombosis, aneurysm/dissection of artery, torsio testis, and mastitis were also listed but not diagnosed in any of the patients. 2Diagnosis unknown for specialist. 3Diagnosis not completed for these patients.
