Abstract: The aim of the present study is to make an analysis of the patients who passed through 
the multidisciplinary emergency department of UMHAT "St. Marina" - Varna for the period 
2013-2020. Material and methods: Over 230,000 transferred patients for the period 2013-
2020, who were examined and referred for hospitalization or treatment at home. The results 
were processed with SPSS v 20.0 using variation and comparative analyzes. Results: For the 
studied period there is a tendency to increase the number of children, patients with infections, 
the relative share of hospitalized patients, which exceeds 60% in patients with infections. 
Despite the increased number of examined children in the emergency department, there is a 
tendency to reduce hospitalizations in this group of patients. There is no persistent trend in 
hospitalizations in elderly patients. There was a difference in examinations in adults and 
children (p <0.05).
Key words: emergency medical care, patients, hospitalization, infections

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