Distribution of equine and food animal emergency caseload by time of day, day of week, time of year, holiday, and phase of moon at an academic ambulatory and referral hospital

IF 1.1 3区农林科学 Q3 VETERINARY SCIENCES

Journal of veterinary emergency and critical care Pub Date : 2023-09-14 DOI:10.1111/vec.13334

Meggan T. Graves DVM, Xiaojuan Zhu PhD

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Abstract

Objective

Determine the association of time of day, day of week, time of year, holiday, and phase of moon on academic ambulatory and hospital emergency caseload for equine and food animal species.

Design

Retrospective study.

Setting

Large animal teaching hospital emergency service.

Animals

Equine and food animals.

Interventions

None.

Measurements and Main Results

The hospital database was searched for after-hours on-farm and in-hospital emergencies seen from 2014 to 2020. Variables included date and time of admission, species (equine or food/fiber animal [FA]), and hospital service (field or in-hospital). The association of the caseload with time of day, day of week, day of year (holiday, full moon, or new moon), and season of year was defined and examined. The majority of equine field-based emergencies occurred on the weekend, in contrast to 44.8% of hospital cases. Most equine emergencies occurred between 4:00 p.m. and midnight on weekdays and between 8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. on weekends for both field (89.1% and 46.9%) and hospital (82.8% and 48%) services. The same was true for FA cases on the farm (90% and 49.2%) and in the hospital (85% and 51.4%). More equine cases (67%) were seen in the field than FA. Winter had the fewest emergency cases for all species and locations, and spring had the most for FA. The majority of holiday equine emergencies were seen in the field (62.2%), but the majority of holiday FA emergencies were seen in the hospital (66.3%). Moon phase had no significance on caseload for all species and locations.

Conclusions

Saturdays and Sundays were the busiest days for all species and services. Winter was the slowest time for emergencies for all species and services. Most emergencies were seen between 4:00 p.m. and midnight on weekdays and between 8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. on Sundays and Saturdays.

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在学术流动医院和转诊医院按时间、星期、一年中的时间、假日和月相分配的马和食用动物急诊病例。

目的:确定一天中的时间、一周中的一天、一年中的时间、假日和月相与马和食用动物的学术门诊和医院急诊病例量的关系。设计:回顾性研究。设置:大型动物教学医院急诊服务。动物:马和食用动物。干预措施:没有。测量结果和主要结果:检索了2014年至2020年医院数据库中农场和医院内的下班后紧急情况。变量包括入院日期和时间、物种(马或食用/纤维动物[FA])和医院服务(野外或住院)。病例负荷与一天中的时间、一周中的一天、一年中的一天(假日、满月或新月)和一年中的季节的关联被定义和检查。大多数马场突发事件发生在周末，相比之下，44.8%的医院病例发生在周末。在野外(89.1%)和医院(82.8%和48%)服务中，大多数马急诊发生在工作日下午4点至午夜以及周末上午8点至下午4点之间。农场(90%和49.2%)和医院(85%和51.4%)的FA病例也是如此。在野外发现的马病例(67%)多于FA。所有种类和地点的紧急情况冬季最少，春季最多。大多数假日马急诊发生在野外(62.2%)，但大多数假日马急诊发生在医院(66.3%)。月相对所有物种和地点的病例量没有显著影响。结论:周六和周日是所有物种和服务最繁忙的日子。冬季是所有物种和服务发生紧急情况最慢的时间。大多数紧急情况发生在工作日的下午4点到午夜，周日和周六的上午8点到下午4点。

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Journal of veterinary emergency and critical care 农林科学-兽医学

CiteScore

2.50

自引率

15.40%

发文量

121

审稿时长

18-36 weeks

期刊介绍： The Journal of Veterinary Emergency and Critical Care’s primary aim is to advance the international clinical standard of care for emergency/critical care patients of all species. The journal’s content is relevant to specialist and non-specialist veterinarians practicing emergency/critical care medicine. The journal achieves it aims by publishing descriptions of unique presentation or management; retrospective and prospective evaluations of prognosis, novel diagnosis, or therapy; translational basic science studies with clinical relevance; in depth reviews of pertinent topics; topical news and letters; and regular themed issues. The journal is the official publication of the Veterinary Emergency and Critical Care Society, the American College of Veterinary Emergency and Critical Care, the European Veterinary Emergency and Critical Care Society, and the European College of Veterinary Emergency and Critical Care. It is a bimonthly publication with international impact and adheres to currently accepted ethical standards.