Dermatology Inpatient Consultations: A One Year Experience from a Tertiary Care Centre in Northern India
Journal Title: International Journal of Contemporary Medical Research - Year 2018, Vol 5, Issue 3
Abstract
Introduction: Hospital inpatient consultations are important for the smooth functioning of healthcare in tertiary hospitals. Dermatology inpatient consultations have gained significance due reduction in dermatology inpatient admissions and increase in the incidence of cutaneous findings being overlooked or misdiagnosed by non-dermatologists. Material and methods: Our study was a prospective, hospital based study conducted in a tertiary care centre. All the dermatology inpatient consultations over a period of one year, were included in the study and their demographic and the clinical profile collected and recorded. Result: Over a period of one year, 408 consultations with a wide age range and a mean of 43 years, were looked into. Majority were sought by medical specialities (74.01%) with general medicine (21.81%) the commonest. Most the patients had common dermatosis, with ezema (25.49%) and infection (21.56%) the most prevalent ones. Only a small percentage of consultations (10.53%) were sought on the first day. Treatment was altered in 77.94% of cases. Conclusion: Dermatology inpatient consultations have significance both in terms of patient care and resident learning program.
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Samia Aleem, Farah Sameem, Sheikh Manzoor
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