Abstract

This study is the evaluation of patients who are primarily admitted from the emergency department on behalf of the infectious diseases and clinical microbiology clinic and the analysis of mortality. The study was retrospectively conducted by analyzing the patients who were admitted to the infectious diseases clinic from the adult emergency department on of the hospital between 01.01.2023 and 31.12.2023 by consultation. Demographic data of the study (time of application, age, gender, comorbidity burden, etc.) presenting complaints, diagnosis, laboratory value, culture test status, hospitalization time and mortality were analyzed. The data of the surviving and deceased patients were compared. A total of 408 patients were included in the study. Of these, 56.9% were female. The mean age was 73.03 ± 15.32 years. When evaluated by age groups, the highest number of admissions occurred in the 61-80 age range (47.8%, n=195). The most common presenting symptoms were fever (27.2%), deterioration in clinical status (19.4%), and acute abdominal pain (10.8%). Overall, 98 patients died, corresponding to a mortality rate of 24%. The mean age, SI and MSI values, the presence of hypertension as a comorbidity burden, neutrophil/lymphocyte ratio and intensive care hospitalization percentage and hospitalization time were significantly higher in the deceased patients (p

Key words: Emergency Department, Infectious Diseases, Mortality