The Use of Emergency Department by Syrian Refugees and the Increasing Cost of Health Care

Adiyaman University Research Hospital

Status: Completed

Conditions: Emergency

Treatments: Other: Syrian Refugees

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT02721927

ADYU 3

Details and patient eligibility

About

Since the beginning of the Syria conflict in March 2011, more than 10 million Syrians were forced to leave their homes and sought refuge in neighboring countries.

Full description

Since the beginning of the Syria conflict in March 2011, more than 10 million Syrians were forced to leave their homes and sought refuge in neighboring countries (). In the result influx of the thousands of Syrian migrants who continue to cross into world, all the world especially the European countries faced with a huge refugee problem. Emergency medicine is play key role of being healthcare's safety net, being the last resort for those with no primary healthcare and no alternatives.

The aim of this study was to evaluate the use of Emergency Department by Syrian refugees and total and costs of their health care.

Enrollment: 2,000 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 80 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Adult Syrian patients who visited the Emergency Department were included in the study.

Exclusion criteria

• Patients below 18 years of age
• Emergency Department returns during same day
• Patients with missing data in hospital medical record were excluded from the study.