Evaluation of the patients with amputation in a social security hospital Sosyal güvenli̇k kurumu hastanesi̇ne başvuran amputasyonlu olgularin deǧerlendi̇ri̇lmesi̇
Journal of Rheumatology and Medical Rehabilitation, cilt.17, sa.3, ss.172-178, 2006 (Scopus)
- Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
- Cilt numarası: 17 Sayı: 3
- Basım Tarihi: 2006
- Dergi Adı: Journal of Rheumatology and Medical Rehabilitation
- Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Scopus
- Sayfa Sayıları: ss.172-178
- Anahtar Kelimeler: Amputation, Etiology, Work related injury
- Sağlık Bilimleri Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet
Özet
Aim: This study was held in a social security state hospital to determine the etiology, localisation and the level of amputation and its relationship with work related injury, the factors affecting the work related injury, and the importance of social security licence of the patients at the time of amputation. Materials and methods: The amputee patients admitted to Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation department between 2001-2003 were investigated in this cross sectional study (n:199). The demographic data, etiology and the localisation of the amputation, and the social security licence of the patients at the time of amputation were noted. If the amputation was a work related injury the date and the time of the injury, and the presence of the doctor in the working area were asked. Results: The patients with amputation were mostly men who had graduated from primary school, and the amputations were mostly in the lower extremities. The reason for amputation was mainly trauma, 27.6% of them were work related injuries, 21% of them had no insurance at the time of injury, however all of them were insured after the injury. Conclusion: The main reason of amputation in our study cohort was trauma, the half of which occured during work. Therefore work safety and workers health precautions should be taken into account in order to prevent the occurance of injuries and disability at work. The social security system maintains health and economical guarentee to the people irrevelant of their health status.