A Study to Enumerate the Medical Emergencies and Complications among Diabetic and Non-Diabetic Patients
Journal Title: International Journal of Medical Research Professionals - Year 2017, Vol 3, Issue 1
Abstract
Background: To enumerate medical emergencies and complications among diabetic and non-diabetic patients. Materials & Methods: A prospective study along with visit of participators using semi-structured interrogatory was carried out at medicine department, for period of 3 months. All 847 patients (age >20 years) admitted in hospital during study period were included. Results: Among the total 1000 study participants about 98(9.8%) were diabetic. The ratio of occurrence of medical emergencies among diabetic and non-diabetic patients was found statistically significant While occurrence of complications among diabetic & nondiabetic patients were Neuropathy (17.66% & 4.27%), Cataract (9.33% & 6.63%), Peripheral vascular disease (6.95% & 4.80%), Retinopathy (6.95% & 3.22%) and Renal failure (3.38% & 3.22%) respectively. Occurrence of complications among the diabetic patients was found to be more which was supported by statistical analysis. Conclusion: The occurrence of medical emergencies and complications was higher among diabetic individual as compared to non-diabetics in study population in Ahmedabad. All the diabetic complications observed need to be addressed in prevention and control strategies. Also, community awareness programmes need to be implemented to percolate the knowledge about the diabetic complications, the available screening facilities for their early detection, treatment and care.
Authors and Affiliations
Bhupinder Kaur Anand, Wg Cdr MPS Marwaha, Sapna Jaiswal, Salil Kumar Srivastava, Shri Prakash Rai, Shalini Ray
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