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KMID : 1152520140140020011
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Journal of Sports Korean Medicine
2014 Volume.14 No. 2 p.11 ~ p.20
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A Research of Trend Differences by Sex: The Patients Who Visited the Emergency Room of Spine Specialty Korean Medicine Hospital
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Jung You-Hwa
Kim Hee-Jeong
Lee Seung-Yeol
Bae Sang-Eun
Kim Chul-Soo
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Abstract
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Objective : We evaluated the trend of the patients who visited the emergency room of spine specialty in korean medicine hospital.
Methods : We performed a study of 329 patients who visited the emergency room of an oriental medicine hospital, from January 6, 2014 to September 31, 2014. We evaluated the characteristics of patients who visited the emergency room of spine specialty Korean medicine hospital, such as age, sex, first&second visit, visit form, pharmacopuncture and herbal medicine. And we analysed the association of the sex and chief complaints, using chi-square test.
Results : The majority of Chief Complaints is Low back pain(50%), second group is Neck pain(18%). Sex differences is not associated with first&second visit(P<0.348) and age group(P<0.375). But significantly associated with Chief Complaints differences(P<0.002). Male group’s most common Chief Complaints is LBP(66%), and second Chief Complaints is Neck(16%). Female group’s most common Chief Complaints is also LBP(52%), second Chief Complaints is Neck(28%). But Compared with Male and Female, Neck pain and Joint pain takes up more proportion at Female group than Male group.
Conclusions : First&second visit and age is not associated with sex, but Chief Complaints is significantly associated with sex. LBP takes up more proportion at Male group, compared with Neck pain and Joint pain is likely to occur in Female group.
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KEYWORD
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Clinical analysis, Chief complaints, Emergency room, Spine specialty Korean medicine hospital
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