Rheumatic diseases as a reason for emergency hospitalization

The study of pain in the projection of joints occurrence is an important medical and social task, the solution of which makes it possible to determine the amount of necessary forces and means for the organization of medical care for these patients. For the first time in Russian Federation on the basis of Saint-Petersburg Research Institute of Emergency Care named after I.I. Dzhanelidze the concept of providing medical care to patients with pain in the projection of joints was introduced into clinical practice. The study of the prevalence of pain in the projection of joints data, places and roles of rheumatological diseases (RD) allows to outline ways to optimize diagnostic and therapeutic algorithms, reducing the time of diseases diagnosis and optimizing the inpatient stage of treatment duration. An increase in the proportion of patients referred to the outpatient stage allows rational use of specialized beds in the hospital and gives a significant economic effect for the healthcare system. RD are the second most common cause of pain in the projection of joints. Its average percentage of patients referred for hospitalization was 2.69% of the total number of patients in the Saint-Petersburg Research Institute of Emergency Care named after I.I. Dzhanelidze. The structure of the incoming flow of patients with pain in the projection of joints was analyzed, the nosological structure of patients with RD was evaluated. Osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis and gouty arthritis are the leading causes of pain in the projection of joints.