Visits to Emergency Departments for Gynecologic Disorders in KSA
Alqusair, S., Albulushi, K., Malaka, L., alsharif, R., Alsalbi, A., Aloufi, Y., Abousaadah, M., Turkistani, Z., miski, S., Al Ghamdi, M., Sindi, M., Allali, D. (2017). Visits to Emergency Departments for Gynecologic Disorders in KSA. EKB Journal Management System, 69(7), 2788-2794. doi: 10.12816/0042566
Sadeem Adnan Alqusair; Khalid Ibrahim S Albulushi; Lujain Nizar Malaka; Rakan Alhussin alsharif; Ali Ibrahim Ali Alsalbi; Yousef Abdulrahman O Aloufi; Mohannad Mohamed Eissa Abousaadah; Ziyad Adnan Turkistani; Samer Sameer Y miski; Mohammed Yaanallah Mohammed Al Ghamdi; Mohammad Hesham A Sindi; Daniah Samir S Allali. "Visits to Emergency Departments for Gynecologic Disorders in KSA". EKB Journal Management System, 69, 7, 2017, 2788-2794. doi: 10.12816/0042566
Alqusair, S., Albulushi, K., Malaka, L., alsharif, R., Alsalbi, A., Aloufi, Y., Abousaadah, M., Turkistani, Z., miski, S., Al Ghamdi, M., Sindi, M., Allali, D. (2017). 'Visits to Emergency Departments for Gynecologic Disorders in KSA', EKB Journal Management System, 69(7), pp. 2788-2794. doi: 10.12816/0042566
Alqusair, S., Albulushi, K., Malaka, L., alsharif, R., Alsalbi, A., Aloufi, Y., Abousaadah, M., Turkistani, Z., miski, S., Al Ghamdi, M., Sindi, M., Allali, D. Visits to Emergency Departments for Gynecologic Disorders in KSA. EKB Journal Management System, 2017; 69(7): 2788-2794. doi: 10.12816/0042566

Visits to Emergency Departments for Gynecologic Disorders in KSA

The Egyptian Journal of Hospital Medicine
Article 6, Volume 69, Issue 7, October 2017, Page 2788-2794  XML PDF (356.41 K)
Document Type: Original Article
DOI: 10.12816/0042566
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Authors
Sadeem Adnan Alqusair1; Khalid Ibrahim S Albulushi1; Lujain Nizar Malaka2; Rakan Alhussin alsharif3; Ali Ibrahim Ali Alsalbi4; Yousef Abdulrahman O Aloufi1; Mohannad Mohamed Eissa Abousaadah1; Ziyad Adnan Turkistani2; Samer Sameer Y miski5; Mohammed Yaanallah Mohammed Al Ghamdi6; Mohammad Hesham A Sindi7; Daniah Samir S Allali1
1King Abdulaziz University
2Umm-Alqura University
3Primary Care Center
4Taibah University
5Ibn Sina National College
6Al Baha University
7King Saud University
Abstract
Background: Abnormal uterine bleeding (AUB) influences 20–30% of women sooner or later in their regenerative years and regularly cause women to look for urgent or emergent care.
Purpose: To describe the population of women seeking urgent medical attention for abnormal uterine bleeding (AUB), in terms of symptoms, medical history, and clinical examination findings; and to determine characteristics associated with anaemia in this population.
Materials and Methods: We implemented a retrospective cohort study of patients comprehended in King Abdulaziz Hospital Emergency Room for abnormal uterine bleeding from November 2016 to May 2017 (n=126). Data collected included demographic factors, laboratory and radiologic findings, clinical history, and physical examination findings. We calculated pervasiveness ratios for moderate to severe anaemia (defined as haemoglobin less than 10 g/dL) and sensitivity and specificity of clinical characteristics for recognizing women with anaemia.
Results: The median age of patients was 33 years (range 14–68 years). Nearly half (47.6%) had a concurrent medical condition which could affect their treatment options and 15 had moderate to severe anaemia. The only factors related with moderate to severe anaemia were having both tachycardia and hypotension; duration of bleeding more than 7 days: and haemoglobin of less than 10 g/dL in the previous year.
Conclusions: A substantial proportion of patients looking for urgent medical care for abnormal uterine bleeding had potential contraindications for the mainstays of treatment. Clinical symptoms and bleeding history were poorly predictive for moderate to severe anaemia in this population of women.
 
Keywords
Anaemia; Abnormal Uterine Bleeding; Emergency Facility; Acute Uterine Bleeding
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