scholarly journals Hospital-acquired infection rate in a tertiary care teaching hospital in China: a cross-sectional survey involving 2434 inpatients

2014 ◽  
Vol 27 ◽  
pp. 7-9 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xiu-Bin Tao ◽  
Li-Hua Qian ◽  
Yan Li ◽  
Qun Wu ◽  
Jing-Jing Ruan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Infection Rate ◽  
Teaching Hospital ◽  
Tertiary Care ◽  
Cross Sectional Survey ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Hospital Acquired Infection ◽  
Tertiary Care Teaching Hospital ◽  
Care Teaching ◽  
Hospital Acquired

scholarly journals Knowledge, Attitude & Practice Among Psoriasis Patients in India Towards Teledermatology During COVID-19 Pandemic

2021 ◽  
Vol 6 (4) ◽  
pp. 01-13
Author(s):  
Archana Mavoori ◽  
Sudha Bala ◽  
Rajiv Kumar Bandaru ◽  
Aruna Kumari Yerra
Keyword(s):  
Teaching Hospital ◽  
Tertiary Care ◽  
Cross Sectional Survey ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Tertiary Care Teaching Hospital ◽  
Care Teaching ◽  
Attitude And Practice ◽  
Knowledge And Attitude ◽  
Knowledge Attitude And Practice

Background: The current COVID-19 pandemic has imposed upon the entire community norms of social distancing and home quarantine. Follow up consultations in these times can be made through teledermatology through smart phones. Success of this technology in these hours of crisis depends upon the knowledge, attitude and behaviour of patients towards teledermatology. Follow up consultations done through teleconsultations will decrease risk of exposure to COVID-19 among psoriasis patients who need frequent follow ups. Aim: The main objective of this study is to assess the awareness, knowledge, attitude and practice of teledermatology through teledermatology among psoriasis patients at a tertiary care teaching hospital. Materials and Methods: A cross-sectional survey, from Psoriasis Clinic registry maintained in the outpatient department of DVL of a tertiary care teaching hospital in India is conducted. A pre-validated self-administered questionnaire is used for the survey to assess knowledge, attitude and practice of teledermatology. Analysis will be done as per study objectives using descriptive statistics for quantitative data and content analysis for qualitative data. Results: Out of 150 patients, 87(58%) were males and females were 63(42%). Most common age group to participate in the study was 36-45 years- 43(28.7%). Majority of participants were educated up to –graduate 53(35.3%). Males had higher knowledge and attitude scores compared to females. Most of the patients found using teleconsutations easy and convenient. Conclusion: Teledermatology is the need of the hour to be implemented in these hours of COVID-19 pandemic.

scholarly journals Culture-Positivity and Sensitivity in Post-Surgical Patients in a Tertiary Care Hospital

2020 ◽  
Vol 34 (1) ◽  
pp. 11-16
Author(s):  
Muhammad Imran Anwar
Keyword(s):  
Infection Rate ◽  
Teaching Hospital ◽  
Tertiary Care Hospital ◽  
Tertiary Care ◽  
Care Hospital ◽  
Tertiary Care Teaching Hospital ◽  
Care Teaching ◽  
Culture Positivity ◽  
Hospital Acquired ◽  
Culture Positive

Introduction: Hospital-Acquired Infection (HAI) is a serious health hazard across the world, being a major contributor to the rate of morbidity and mortality. Inadequate evidence is available on the magnitude of hospital-acquired infections in tertiary care hospitals of Pakistan, thus resulting in a poor focus on this aspect of quality of care. Aims & Objectives: The study aims to measure the frequency of post-op culture-positivity, sensitivity, and its associated attributes in a tertiary care hospital in Lahore, Pakistan. Place and duration of study: Tertiary care teaching hospital in Lahore, Punjab from April to July, 2016. Material & Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted in a public sector, tertiary care, teaching hospital in Lahore using secondary data. All discharged patients’ files from surgical and allied specialties, operated from 1st Oct, 2015 to 31st Dec 2015, having ages between 18 to 60 years and of both gender, were included consecutively in the study. Data was collected on a structured, self-constructed form and analyzed through SPSS version 21. Results: Out of the total 420 patient files, 47 (11.2%) had culture positive reports, out of which 74.5% had UTIs, 17% tissue/wound infection, 4.3% fluid infections and 4.3% had other site infections. 46% of the females and 32% of the males were found to be culture positive out of the suspects of HAI. The highest infection rate was found among patients of urology (71%), while there was no positive culture found for neurosurgery patients. The most frequently found organisms in cultures were Coliform species (38%), Pseudomonas Aeruginosa (13%), followed by Escherichia coli, Staphylococcus Aureus and Candida Albican. Mixed growth was found in 26% of the cultures. The antibiotic sensitivity of the cultures was to Amikacin (38.3%), Imipenem (29.8%), Tazocin (21.3%) and Gentamycin (14.9%). The antibiotic resistance among the cultures was to; Ciproxin (44.7%), Amoxicillin (34.0%), Cefotaxime (31.9%) and Ampicillin (23.4%). Conclusion: The infection rate among suspects of HAI, was found to be high in this study which calls for an urgent need of robust infection control policy and strategies.

Knowledge, Attitude and Practices of Pharmacovigilance among Doctors at a Tertiary Care Teaching Hospital Birgunj, Nepal

Med Phoenix ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 14-18
Author(s):  
Smita Singh ◽  
Deependra Prasad Sarraf ◽  
Prabin Singh ◽  
Pragati Poudyel
Keyword(s):  
Teaching Hospital ◽  
Health Care Professionals ◽  
Tertiary Care ◽  
College Teaching ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Tertiary Care Teaching Hospital ◽  
Care Teaching ◽  
Medical College ◽  
National Medical

Introduction: Pharmacovigilance helps in the detection and prevention of adverse effects of drugs. For the effectiveness of this program, health care professionals should report adverse drug reactions (ADRs) considering it as their moral and professional obligation. The objective of the study was to assess the knowledge, attitude, and practices (KAP) of the doctors towards ADRs and pharmacovigilance in  National Medical College Teaching Hospital (NMCTH), a tertiary care teaching hospital situated in the Narayani zone. Materials and Methods: A cross-sectional study was carried out using a self-administered questionnaire consisting of four parts; first part included a demographic profile of participants, the second part consisted of ten questions for the assessment of the knowledge about pharmacovigilance, third part comprised of six questions on attitude and fourth part consisted of five questions on practice. The results were depicted in the form of percentages for each KAPs questionnaire.   Results: The response rate of participants was 85.16%. Pharmacovigilance was correctly defined by 52%. Department of drug administration was responsible for monitoring ADRs in Nepal was correctly given by 80%. Only 8% had reported ADRs, although 62% had encountered an ADR in their clinical practice. Conclusion: The doctors at NMCTH had a poor KAP towards pharmacovigilance and educational intervention is needed for the proper functioning of this program.

scholarly journals PATTERN OF ADVERSE DRUG REACTIONS IN A TERTIARY CARE TEACHING HOSPITAL: A CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY

2017 ◽  
Vol 10 (3) ◽  
pp. 170 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sangeetha Raja ◽  
Jamuna Rani R ◽  
Kala P
Keyword(s):  
Adverse Drug Reactions ◽  
Teaching Hospital ◽  
Antimicrobial Agents ◽  
Tertiary Care ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Drug Reactions ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Tertiary Care Teaching Hospital ◽  
Care Teaching

ABSTRACTObjective: The aim of this study was to carry out adverse drug reactions (ADRs) monitoring in various departments of a tertiary care teaching hospital.Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted on ADRs reported in the hospital from December 2012 to May 2013 after obtaining InstitutionalEthics Committee approval.Results: A total of 40 ADRs were reported, 47.50% were males and 52.50% were females. The female adult population was 45%. The majority of ADRswere due to antimicrobial agents especially beta-lactam antibiotics (42.5%) followed by NSAIDs (7.50%). A maximum number of patients (75%)were reported with dermatological manifestations. The department of medicine reported the highest number of ADRs (37.5%). As per Naranjo’sprobability scale, 62.5% reports were assessed as probable. 62.5% reports were documented as mild according to Modified Hartwig’s criteria forseverity assessment.Conclusion: This study was done to sensitize the practicing physicians on the importance of adverse drug monitoring and reporting.Keywords: Pharmacovigilance, Adverse drug reactions, Tertiary care teaching hospital, Antimicrobial agents.

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