scholarly journals TO STUDY THE PREVALENCE OF ANAEMIA IN INDOOR PATIENTS OF TERTIARY CARE CENTRE

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (4) ◽  
pp. 599-601
Author(s):  
Shivani Gandhi ◽  
◽  
Shiffali Sarngal ◽  
Swati Arora ◽  
Anu Mangoch ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Tertiary Care ◽  
Age Groups ◽  
Physical Growth ◽  
Age Group ◽  
Tertiary Care Centre ◽  
Early Management ◽  
Female Patients ◽  
Graduate Department ◽  
Mild Anaemia ◽  
Male Patients

Introduction: Anaemia is a global health problem, prevalent among the individuals of all age groups. It has great impact on the mental as well as physical growth and development. Material And Method: The present study is prospective in nature conducted in the Post graduate department of Pathology, GMC Jammu which included 1600 indoor patients. History, physical examination and primary blood investigation were done in all the cases. Results: Moderate anaemia was prevalent in female patients. Majority of the female patients were in the age group of 61-70 years. Mild anaemia was prevalent in male patients and 51-60 years was the most common age group. Conclusion: Study of anaemia is important to reach the underlying etiological factor in order to direct the early management of anaemia.

scholarly journals Epidemiology of fractures in indoor patients at a tertiary care centre in India: a study of 3000 cases

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 39
Author(s):  
Mohan M. Desai ◽  
Deven R. Kuruwa ◽  
Easwar Elango ◽  
Roshan Wade
Keyword(s):  
Road Traffic ◽  
Tertiary Care ◽  
Age Groups ◽  
Control Measures ◽  
Age Group ◽  
Care Centre ◽  
Tertiary Care Centre ◽  
Treatment Protocols ◽  
Female Ratio ◽  
Femur Fractures

<p class="abstract"><strong>Background: </strong>Implementing appropriate fracture control measures and treatment protocols is crucial to maximizing health and development gains. This requires an in depth understanding of age-specific, sex-specific and cause-specific injury patterns at the national and subnational levels. No such study on fracture epidemiology has been undertaken in the Indian population.</p><p class="abstract"><strong>Methods: </strong>Study was conducted in a tertiary care centre (KEM hospital, Mumbai) which is one of the highest volume trauma centres in the country. Data of 3000 patients was obtained from the medical records department for the year 2016-2019. Patients were segregated with respect to their genders and into three age groups. Etiology of fracture was noted, and fractures classified according to the anatomical area. Whether the patient received conservative or operative management was also recorded.</p><p class="abstract"><strong>Results: </strong>43.83% of the fractures occurred in 18-50 years age group. 41.33% in the above 50 group and only 14.73% in the below 18 age group. Overall male to female ratio was 1.4: 1. Vehicular accident was the most common mode of injury (47.07%) followed by fall from height (21.03%). Proximal femur fractures were the most common accounting for 19.57% of all fractures followed by forearm (10.53%), tibia diaphysis (8.10%). Talus was the least common. 81.07% cases were managed operatively and 18.93% conserved.</p><p class="abstract"><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Our study highlights that Indian epidemiology is unique from our Western counterparts. Population affected is much younger, old age males are affected more than females. Lower limb fractures are more prevalent and road traffic accidents are responsible for almost half the fractures.</p>

scholarly journals Demographic profile of subjects undergoing tympanoplasty in a tertiary care centre of Punjab: analysis of 60 cases

2020 ◽  
Vol 7 (7) ◽  
pp. 2613
Author(s):  
Manish Munjal ◽  
Gopika Talwar ◽  
Shubham Munjal ◽  
Tulika Saggar
Keyword(s):  
Gender Discrimination ◽  
Elective Surgery ◽  
Tertiary Care ◽  
Age Group ◽  
Tertiary Care Centre ◽  
Suppurative Otitis Media ◽  
Medical College ◽  
Minimum Age ◽  
Study Population ◽  
Male Patients

Background: Different tympano meatal vascularised flaps were compared in the tympanoplastic surgery in chronic suppurative otitis media.Methods: 60 cases with diagnosis of chronic suppurative otitis media were selected from ENT OPD of Dayanand Medical College and Hospital Ludhiana. 6 types of tympanomeatal flaps were used and 10 cases of each flap were taken. The study was conducted for the period of 1 year from June 2015 to August 2016.Results: Maximum numbers of patients were in the age group of 31-40 years (26.7%), followed by age group of >50 years (23.3%). Minimum age among these patients was 11 years and maximum 65 years. Mean age was 36.67. Graft failure was in 2 patients, 1 lies under age group 31-40 years and other was in more than 50yrs group. Female patients constituted 56.7% and male patients were 43.3% in our study population. Graft uptake was 93% in females and 100% in males. In our study on 60 patients, 41 (68.3%) patients had a rural and 19 (31.7%) an urban background.Conclusions: Age does not affect the results of tympanoplasty, whatever flap maybe utilised. Awareness in rural population regarding reconstructive ear surgery is there nowadays though there is still gender discrimination, with less number of ladies opting for this elective surgery.

scholarly journals Hydrostatic reducibility of intussusception among different age groups in paediatric population-a descriptive study

2017 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 732
Author(s):  
Sreejith Haridas ◽  
Vineed S. ◽  
K. Sivakumar
Keyword(s):  
Tertiary Care ◽  
Age Groups ◽  
Descriptive Study ◽  
Favourable Effect ◽  
P Value ◽  
Age Group ◽  
Tertiary Care Centre ◽  
Duration Of Symptoms ◽  
Hydrostatic Reduction ◽  
Paediatric Age

Background: Intussusception is one of the most frequent causes of bowel obstruction in infants and toddlers. In children, it is often an idiopathic condition and treated non-surgically by radiologic reduction. Primary aim of study was to analyse the outcome of hydrostatic reduction of intussusception across different paediatric age group patients admitted in a medical college hospital.Methods: This is a hospital based descriptive study conducted in tertiary care centre for one year duration in 2014-2015. 90 patients admitted with diagnosis of intussusceptions for hydrostatic reduction were interviewed with the proforma and details were collected. The procedural detail of hydrostatic reduction was also collected. Patients were followed up for a period of 48 hours post successful hydrostatic reduction.Results: Hydrostatic reducibility of intussusception was 63.3% in less than 3 months age group compared to 93.3% each in other two groups. Overall hydrostatic reducibility was of 83.3%, while 16.7% went for laparotomy. First group had 36.7% cases gone for laparotomy. Analysis of each of the study variables was done to find out their association with hydrostatic reducibility. Only duration, bleeding per rectum, lethargy, dehydration, side of lesion and total count were found to have a statistically significant p value. Logistic regression analysis of the above five variables revealed that only the ‘duration of symptoms’ had a statistically significant independent association with hydrostatic reducibility of intussusception ,with a p value of 0.033 and odds ratio 12.477. 5.3% of cases of first group had recurrence within 48 hours of hydrostatic reduction, while 10.7% and 21.4% of cases from second and third group respectively had recurrence within 48 hours of reduction. Overall recurrence of intussusception within 48hours is 13.3%.Conclusions: Hydrostatic reduction of intussusception is more successful in paediatric age group > 3 months compared to < 3 months. Shorter duration of symptoms, especially < 48 hours may have a favourable effect on hydrostatic reducibility of pediatric intussusception. Rate of recurrence of intussusception within 48 hours of successful hydrostatic reduction is 13.3 per 100 paediatric cases.

scholarly journals Prevalence and treatment needs of dental caries in school-going children attending dental outpatient department of a tertiary care centre in western region of Nepal

2012 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 115-118 ◽  
Author(s):  
RB Adhikari ◽  
N Malla ◽  
PS Bhandari
Keyword(s):  
Dental Caries ◽  
Tertiary Care ◽  
Age Groups ◽  
Permanent Teeth ◽  
Age Group ◽  
Treatment Needs ◽  
Tertiary Care Centre ◽  
Dental Surgery ◽  
Group 5 ◽  
Health Organization

Background: Dental caries is one of the commonest oral problems affecting children globally involving the people of all region and society. It can be seen in all age groups of children involving both deciduous and permanent teeth. Treatment of dental caries involves restorative or pulp therapy which is not only expensive but also painful and demanding for the child. Considering these factors prevention of caries seems to be the most acceptable and desirable option. Methods: A descriptive study was conducted on department of Dental Surgery, Manipal teaching Hospital, Fulbari, Pokhara. Total of 3174 school going children attending Dentaloutpatient department, from 1st January 2008 to 31st December 2009, from the age group of 5-14 years were included in the study.Assessment was carried out usingWorld Health Organization (1997) criteria.Data was compiled and subjected to analysis using SPSS version 12.0. Results: Prevalence of Dental caries in study population was found to be 47.1%. Caries prevalence in the age group 5-7, 8-10 and 11-14 years were 20.7%, 48.2% and 52.46% respectively. Mean Decayed missing and filled teeth (DMFT) in the age group 5-7, 8-10 and 11-14 years were 1.96, 2.43 and 1.84 respectively. The treatment requirement in age groups of 5-7years, 8-10 years and 11-14 years children were 87.2%, 85.3% and 71.4% respectively.Most cases required single surface filling. Conclusion: The prevalence of dental caries was highest in age group of 11-14 years; mean DMFT was highest in age group of 8-10 years and the treatment need was highest in age group of 5-7 years. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3126/njms.v1i2.6611 Nepal Journal of Medical Sciences. 2012;1(2): 115-8

scholarly journals A clinicoepidemiological study of dermatoses among paediatric population

2018 ◽  
Vol 6 (6) ◽  
pp. 2106
Author(s):  
Rohini Sharma ◽  
Sameer Abrol
Keyword(s):  
Normal Population ◽  
Tertiary Care ◽  
Age Groups ◽  
Paediatric Population ◽  
Age Group ◽  
Tertiary Care Centre ◽  
Significant Burden ◽  
Epidemiological Profile ◽  
Histopathological Studies ◽  
A Prospective Study

Background: Alike the normal population, even paediatric population encounters various dermatological conditions. Dermatosis among paediatric population can range from acute conditions, to chronic or recurrent and does carry significant burden on quality of life. It has to be dealt separately from adults as it has different symptoms, requires different treatment as has different prognosis for the same disease as compared to adults. Aim was to study the clinico-epidemiological profile of various dermatoses prevalent among the paediatric population less than 18 years.Methods: This was a prospective study done at a tertiary care centre of Jammu region. Paediatric patients less than 18 years of age attending the dermatology outpatient department were taken up for study. A detailed history was taken from the patient or attendants, detailed clinical examination was done. Also, laboratory investigations like KOH, gram stain, AFB stain, woods lamp, histopathological studies among others were done wherever required. The results were statistically evaluated and inferences drawn.Results: A total of 600 children were taken up for study. Males outnumbered the females with 302 females and 298 males. Maximum no. of patients (36.8%) were in the 6-11 years age group followed by 1-5 years age group (27%). Most common dermatoses seen over all the age groups was infections and infestations (39.1%) followed by eczematous group (16%). However, the pattern of dermatoses did vary in each age group and also was determined by the climate. Many patients had more than one dermatoses.Conclusions: This study was done to assess the burden of dematoses among paediatric population and found that various dermatoses did vary according to various age groups. Infections and infestations formed a major share.

scholarly journals Metabolic Syndrome and its Components Among Patients Attending MOPD of A Tertiary Care Centre

2009 ◽  
Vol 22 (2) ◽  
pp. 176-182
Author(s):  
MM Rahman Khan ◽  
MAJ Chowdhury ◽  
MZ Haque ◽  
MMH Chowdhury ◽  
MK Rahman ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Metabolic Syndrome ◽  
High Density Lipoprotein ◽  
Abdominal Obesity ◽  
Tertiary Care ◽  
Age Groups ◽  
Density Lipoprotein ◽  
High Density ◽  
Tertiary Care Centre ◽  
The Metabolic Syndrome ◽  
Male Patients

This was a hospital based study done on 334 patients attending in medicine OPD BSMMU. According to modified NCEP ATP Ill criteria 27.2% of subjects aged 20 years had the metabolic syndrome and was more commonly seen in women than in men (32.4% vs 21.7%, P<0.05). The metabolic syndrome increased with age in both sexes (40-49 years age groups 24.2% to 50-59 years age groups 35.2%). Majority of the patients (59.3%) were in the age group 40-60 years. Overall frequencies of components of the metabolic syndrome were in the order of abdominal obesity (97.8%) > low high density lipoprotein (83.5%) > hypertension (71.4%) > triglycerides (67.0%) > fasting plasma glucose (44.0%). Abdominal obesity appeared to be the highest frequent components of the metabolic syndrome in both sexes (men 100% and women 96.4%). However, among male patients, high serum triglycerides (77.1%) appeared to be the second frequent components. Whereas among female patients low high density lipoprotein cholesterol (96.4%) appeared to be the second frequent component and was found to be high compared to the male patients (62.9%). Most of those with metabolic syndrome had three components of the syndrome (48.3%), 38.4% had four, and 13% had five components. The percentage of clusters   of  components  increased with age  of  the patients and  in female sex.TAJ 2009; 22(1): 176-182

scholarly journals Sociodemographic factors associated with Covid-19 in Canada

2021 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 54-57
Author(s):  
Swapna Susan Mathew ◽  
Shadi Zain
Keyword(s):  
Age Groups ◽  
Sociodemographic Factors ◽  
Data Repository ◽  
Age Group ◽  
Female Patients ◽  
Younger Age ◽  
More Care ◽  
Male Patients ◽  
Death Cases ◽  
Age Category

BACKGROUND: Coronavirus disease or Covid-19 has caused more than 30 million documented infections and 1 million deaths worldwide as of Oct 2020. It was shown that several sociodemographic factors play a significant role in shaping the Covid-19 outcome and associated death rates across the globe. Thus the present study aims to study the sociodemographic parameters associated with the Covid-19 cases in Canada. MATERIAL AND METHODS: In this retrospective study, the data was collected from the Official data repository present in Canada. The patients' data were evaluated and sociodemographic parameters were checked and recorded. After the data was recorded they are categorized based on the different states and statistical analysis was done. RESULT:The present study reported that in Canada total cases as reported in the repository are 1,253,519 cases. This result indicates that maximum of the patients suffering from Covid-19 belonged to the younger age category. Compared to the males, females were more to suffer from Covid-19. Most of the patients who required hospitalization were in the 80+ year age group (28.5%). Only 1.7% of patients in the age group below 19 years are required to be hospitalized. The regional data variation showed that in Alberta female patients were more in all the age groups compared with the male patients. Saskatchewan also reported a higher number of death cases in older people. In Manitoba, in the younger age category (0-29 years) less number of female patients suffered Covid-19. Interestingly, this number reversed as the age group increased. In Ontario, 72.1% of people reported being admitted to ICU and required a ventilator. In British Columbia, the gender distribution showed no such difference among all the Covid-19 positive cases. In Quebec among the covid-19 positive cases, 47.2% were male and 52.8% were females. CONCLUSION: Age is a significant predictor of Covid-19 mortality and patients from both genders aged more than 75 years and more need to provide more care and increased medical supervision to decrease the Covid-19 casualty.

scholarly journals A retrospective study of mucocutaneous lesions of SLE patients and their systemic implications

2019 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 197
Author(s):  
Rekha Gurunatham Ponnurangam ◽  
Rajkumar Kannan ◽  
Kamalanathan Nallu ◽  
Muthusubramanian Chandrasekar
Keyword(s):  
Systemic Disease ◽  
Tertiary Care ◽  
Age Groups ◽  
Age Group ◽  
Care Centre ◽  
Tertiary Care Centre ◽  
Systemic Involvement ◽  
Cns Lupus ◽  
Symptom Complex ◽  
High Degree

<p class="abstract"><strong>Background:</strong> SLE is a systemic disease with multiorgan involvement occuring very rarely, if so, it has a very grave prognosis if not detected early. Our study enlightens about the evolution of mucocutaneous lesions which can serve as an eye opener for early detection of systemic involvement.</p><p class="abstract"><strong>Methods:</strong> A descriptive study was conducted in the Department of Dermatology at a tertiary care centre from May 2017 to April 2018 retrospectively. From 15 confirmed cases of SLE a critical retrospective analysis of symptom complex evolution was done and thus a clinical correlation of evolution of mucocutaneous lesions and systemic involvement was attempted.<strong></strong></p><p class="abstract"><strong>Results:</strong> Out of the fifteen patients in our study comprising various age groups (4-51 years), mean age group was 29.76 years. 14 (93%) were female patients and 1 (6.6%) male patient. Oral ulcerations, Non-scarring alopecia and vasculitic lesions were predominant (3 patients-80%) followed by photosensitivity and cheilitis (9 patients- 60%). Systemic involvement was present in 9 (60%), out of which one (6%) patient had lupus nephritis and 3 patients (20%) had CNS lupus, 2 (13%) had chronic unilateral scleritis, 2 (13%) had interstitial lung disease, one (6%) had coronary heart disease. Mucocutaneous lesions preceded the systemic involvement in 88.8% of cases, with mean duration being 3 years (4 months – 10 years).</p><p class="abstract"><strong>Conclusions:</strong> Mucocutaneous lesions could serve as an eye opener for diagnosis of SLE, which is always a diagnosis made out of high degree of suspicion apart from certain mucocutaneous lesions serving as an ominous sign of system involvement in SLE.</p><p class="abstract"> </p>

scholarly journals Clinical Profile of Unilateral Proptosis in a Tertiary Care Centre

2017 ◽  
Vol 2017 ◽  
pp. 1-4 ◽  
Author(s):  
Susan Dsouza ◽  
Pooja Kandula ◽  
Gurudutt Kamath ◽  
Manjunath Kamath
Keyword(s):  
Clinical Features ◽  
Histopathological Examination ◽  
Tertiary Care ◽  
Age Groups ◽  
Medical Surgery ◽  
Age Group ◽  
Tertiary Care Centre ◽  
Radiological Features ◽  
Unilateral Proptosis ◽  
Common Manifestation

Proptosis, the forward protrusion of the eyeball, is a common manifestation of a wide variety of diseases inside the orbit and its spaces. Its diagnosis is usually a combined effort of the ophthalmologist, otolaryngologist, neurosurgeon, and radiologist. A clinical study of twenty-five cases with unilateral proptosis were studied in different age groups over a period of about 3 years under different headings like distribution, clinical features, radiological features, histopathological aspects, management, and outcomes of diseases. Proptosis measurement was done by simple/plastic ruler exophthalmometry, and diagnosis was made after a detailed clinical examination and ancillary tests. Treatment modality was decided based on radiological and histopathological examination reports, which included medical surgery, radiotherapy, and chemotherapy or a combination of all. In our study, most of the patients were in the age group of more than 60 years. The M : F ratio is 3 : 1. One case had a large proptosis of 18 mm above normal and 2 cases were as small as 3 mm. Diagnosis was mainly done by clinical features and confirmed by radiological and histopathological features. Most of them were treated medically (13 cases, i.e., 52%) and the rest by surgery with a combination of radiotherapy/chemotherapy (12 cases, i.e., 48%).

scholarly journals Detection and Enumeration of the Commonest Stool Parasites Seen in a Tertiary Care Center in South India

2013 ◽  
Vol 2013 ◽  
pp. 1-6
Author(s):  
Vani Chandrashekar
Keyword(s):  
Entamoeba Histolytica ◽  
South India ◽  
Care Center ◽  
Tertiary Care ◽  
Age Group ◽  
Tertiary Care Center ◽  
Care Centre ◽  
Tertiary Care Centre ◽  
Stool Samples

The aim of this study was to identify common stool parasites in patients attending a tertiary care centre in South India. We evaluated 2355 stool samples and parasites were detected in 7.9% of samples. 41.1% of our patients were in the 45–58-year age group. Protozoal infections were the commonest seen in 7.8% of samples. Entamoeba histolytica was the commonest protozoa (4.6%) followed by Entamoeba coli (1.2%) and Giardia (0.8%). Entamoeba histolytica and Entamoeba coli were together seen in 0.63%, and they were the commonest organisms seen in samples with multiple-organism infection. Both were equally detected in diarrheal samples.

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