The Pattern of Respiratory Diseases in a Tertiary Care Center
Journal Title: International Journal of Contemporary Medical Research - Year 2017, Vol 4, Issue 1
Abstract
Introduction: The diseases related to the respiratory system are commonly encountered now a days because of the number of factors, major reason include pollution outdoor as well as indoor. The number of patients suffering from the respiratory illness increasing day by day. So there is need to built the more improved healthcare planning for better health care facilities: this study will help us to analyze the demographic profile, pattern of respiratory diseases and outcome of admissions in the medical wards in a developing country. Material and Methods: The medical records of patients admitted in the Pulmonary medicine department over a 2-year duration were collected and analyzed. The data collected that includes demographic profile, source of admission, pattern of respiratory diseases and outcome of admitted patients. Results: There were 60414 patients were admitted in the tertiary care center during the study period among them 3337 (5.5%) of the patients were diagnosed with a respiratory condition. There were 2436 males and 901 females among the respiratory cases. 71% patients were admitted from OPD while 29% were admitted from Emergency Department. The most common complaints of patients was Cough 86.1% and Breathlessness 68.02%. Most of patients admitted in the Respiratory ward were >30years. Average stay in Respiratory ward was 5.2±2.5 days. About 65.8% of the patients were smokers. The commonest respiratory conditions were COPD (29.3%) followed by tuberculosis (26.8%) and pneumonia (14.8%). The commonest co-morbidity was Hypertension 319 (9.5%) followed by Diabetes Mellitus 168 (5.0%). More than 85% patients were discharged from Respiratory ward, 4.8% died and 6.8% patients discharged and referred to higher centers. Conclusion: Infective conditions are the major reason for an Pulmonary medicine ward admission. Most common indication for admission was COPD followed by Tuberculosis. More than 85% of patients were improved and discharged.
Authors and Affiliations
Amit Kumar, Manoj Kumar Agarwal, Rishi Kumar Saini, Rajesh Agarwal, Rajat Agarwal, Javed Khan
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