Clinical conditions and outcomes of medical patients cared at the Polyclinic of Beijing 2008 Olympic and Paralympic Village / 中华全科医师杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective To investigate clinical service delivered at the Polyclinic of Beijing 2008 Olympic and Paralympic Village and outcomes of the medical patients visited there.to provide experiences in medical care service for other mass-gatherings in the future.Methads Clinical data of all the medical patients evaluated at the Polyclinic during July 27 to August 27 and during August 29 to September 19,2008 were reviewed retrospectively.with univariate and multivariate analyses.Results In total.1537 and 1206 medical patients visited the Polyclinic at the Olympic and Paralympic Village,respectively.Proportion of athletes visited was hisher during the Paralympic Games than that during the Olympic Games(14.2% vs.9.8%,P<0.01).We reeeived 775 patients(50.4%)with acute respiratory tract disorders,including 16 cases(1.0%)with asthma,during the Olympic Games,and 686(56.9%),including eight cases (0.7%)with asthma,during the Paralympic Games,and antibiotics were prescribed for 149(9.7%)and162(13.4%)of them,respectively.Twelve(0.8%)patients were hospitalized during the Olympic Games and four(0.3%)during the Paralyrnpie Games,and age equal to or nlore than 55 years and digestive disease were independent risk factors for hospitalization,with odds ratios(ORs) of 5.3 and 9.5 and their 95% confidence intervals(Cls)of 1.4-19.6 and 2.5-36.4,respectively.Conclusions Acute respiratory disorder was the most connnon cause for medical visits in the Polyclinic.Asthma did not play a significant role to iniluence athletes'performance in the Beijing 2008 Olympic and Paralympic Games.Antibiotic prescription in the Polyclinic had been controled to an acceptable level.Conditions in elder patients and those with digestive disorder tended to be severe.deserving more attention infuture's mass gathering.