Observational studyPathogens and global health2017
Emergency department visits of Syrian refugees and the cost of their healthcare.
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- Exploring differences in the utilization of the emergency department between migrant and non-migrant populations: a systematic review.BMC public health · 2024Pooled it
- The impact of postresettlement stressors and access to health care on health outcomes in recently resettled refugees in the United States.The American journal of orthopsychiatry · 2023Trial
- Healthcare Access Dynamics and Characteristics of Foreign Nationals Using Emergency Departments: A Retrospective Study from Türkiye.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Emergency radiology in displaced populations: imaging and practical challenges.Diagnostic and interventional radiology (Ankara, Turkey) · 2026Review
- A 10-Year Analysis of Surgical Interventions Applied to Migrants: A Border Hospital Experience During the Syrian Civil War.Turkish journal of anaesthesiology and reanimation · 2025Article
- Migrants and refugees' health financing in Morocco: How much is the hidden contribution of the government through free services?Health economics review · 2024Article
- The problem of unconscious and unidentified patients in emergency department admissions; a 3-year retrospective study.PloS one · 2024Article
- Demographic and Clinical Characteristics of Migrant Patients Visiting the Emergency Department.Cureus · 2023Article
- Pediatric emergency department use by Afghan refugees at a temporary housing facility.Journal of the American College of Emergency Physicians open · 2023Article
- Cost of care for asylum seekers and refugees entering the United States: The case of volunteer medical providers in El Paso, Texas.PloS one · 2022Article
- Patterns of Primary Care Use Among Young Adult Refugees Resettled in Colorado.Journal of immigrant and minority health · 2021Article
- Quality of life among Syrian refugees in Germany: a cross-sectional pilot study.Archives of public health = Archives belges de sante publique · 2021Article
- Evaluation of Syrian refugees' emergency service admissions in the western region of Turkey.Pathogens and global health · 2021Observational
- Physical trauma and injury: A multi-center study comparing local residents and refugees in Lebanon.Journal of global health · 2021Article
- The use of emergency department and outpatient clinics by Syrian refugees.Journal of global health · 2019Article
- Non-urgent adult patients in the emergency department.Turkish journal of emergency medicine · 2018Article
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Abstract
The aim of this study was to evaluate the demographic and clinical characteristics of Emergency Department (ED) visits made by Syrian refugees and to assess the cost of their healthcare. This retrospective study was conducted in adult Syrians who visited the ED of Adiyaman University Training and Research Hospital, Adiyaman Province, Turkey, between 01 January and 31 December 2015. We evaluated 10,529 Syrian refugees who visited the ED, of whom 9,842 were included in the study. The number of ED visits significantly increased in 2015 compared with 2010; the increase in the proportion of total ED visits was 8% (n = 11,275, dif: 8%, CI 95%: 7.9- 8.2, p < 0.001). Of this 8%, 6.5% were visits made by Syria refugees and the remaining 1.5% accounted for the visits made by other individuals. Upper respiratory tract infections (URTI) were the diseases most frequently presented (n = 4,656; 47.3%), and 68.5% of ED visits were inappropriate (n = 6,749). The median ED length of stay (LOS) of the Syrian refugees was significantly longer than that of the other individuals visiting the ED (p < 0.001). The total cost of the healthcare of the Syrian refugees who visited the ED was calculated as US$ 773,374.63. This study showed that Syrian refugees have increased the proportion of ED visits and the financial healthcare burden. The majority of ED visits made by Syrian refugees were inappropriate. In addition, their ED LOS was longer than that of other individuals making ED visits.
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