[Epidemiological analysis of patients cure in frame of emergency in ORL clinic in Warsaw, stepińiska 15/21 in 1996].

Study the epidemiological and clinical features of patients attending the emergency in the Clinic during 12 months to think whether the emergency is still needed as a one of method of curing. 4892 patients attended the emergency. Parameters analyzed were: age, sex, hour and day of arrival, place of living, initial signs, hospitalization and surgical services. The most frequent reasons for coming to the emergency were: ear disease (32.2%--middle ear otitis), nose disease (662 patients), bleeding nose (559 patients). The most frequent reason for hospitalization were swallowed foreign body (16.5%), tumor of the larynx and pharynx (16%), vestibulary nerve (12.9%). Emergency is an important sector of hospital activity, with a mean 55 per day (week-days), 87 per day (week-end and out of job days). The majority men disease were facial traumas, women were disease of vestibulary nerve, sudden hearing loss. However, 33% of the consultation in the emergency apper to be real medical emergencies, others could be appropriately provided by a general practitioner.