Pattern of medical emergency utilisation in a Nigeria Tertiary Health Institution: A preliminary report

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“…Medical coma has for long been a common mode of presentation in medical emergency unit in the tertiary hospital in Kano. [14] However, there has been lack of information on the etiological factors and outcome of medical coma in the facility. This study attempts to fill the gap left by paucity of data on coma in Kano and Northwestern Nigeria.…”

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Etiology and outcome of medical coma in a tertiary hospital in Northwestern Nigeria

Lukman¹,

Datti²,

Geoffrey³

et al. 2012

Ann Nigerian Med

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“…[13,14] Analysis of data was carried out using the Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) program for Windows version 16.0 (SPSS Inc., Chicago, IL, USA). Univariate analysis was carried out using Pearson Chi-square for categorical variables.…”

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Etiology and outcome of medical coma in a tertiary hospital in Northwestern Nigeria

Lukman¹,

Datti²,

Geoffrey³

et al. 2012

Ann Nigerian Med

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“…The age distribution observed in A&E admissions in this study is similar to that reported for urban centers in Nigeria and elsewhere. [ 19 20 ]…”

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Patterns and outcomes of medical admissions in the accident and emergency department of a tertiary health center in a rural community of Ekiti, Nigeria

Ogunmola

Olamoyegun

2014

J Emerg Trauma Shock

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Background:Low and middle-income countries like Nigeria face many challenges in emergency medical care owing to poor treatment facilities and inadequately trained personnel. Most Nigerians live in rural areas. The disease and death burdens in accident and emergency departments in this setting have not been closely studied.Aim:To determine the basic demographics, disease burden, and outcomes for accident and emergency admissions.Settings and Design:This retrospective study was carried out on patients admitted to an accident and emergency department.Materials and Methods:A retrospective review of medical admissions to the accident and emergency wards of the Federal Medical Centre, Ido-Ekiti, Ekiti State, southwest Nigeria, between January 2010 and December 2012.Statistical analysis used:The data were analyzed using SPSS Version 16 software. The results were presented in descriptive and tabular forms.Result:In all, 2922 patients were admitted during the study period (age range, 11-100 years; mean, 51.89 ± 20.11 years). There were 1679 (57.5%) males and 1243 (42.5%) females, with a ratio of 1.4:1. Young adults (aged 40 years and under) formed the highest age group (46.8%). The number of patients admitted for non-communicable diseases were high (1989 patients: 68.07%). Among non-communicable diseases, cardiovascular disorders were the most frequent (797; 27.28%). The most common cause of deaths was cardiovascular disease (33.5%).Conclusion:Young adults and males were the groups most commonly admitted. Non-communicable diseases were more frequent than communicable diseases. The proportion of patients discharged against medical advice and fatalities requires urgent attention.

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“…This correlates well with the pattern of medical emergency utilization in a Nigerian Tertiary Health Institution where there were more young patients who attended the emergency unit. [11]…”

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Study of the relation of clinical and demographic factors with morbidity in a tertiary care teaching hospital in India

Garg

Aggarwal

Singh

et al. 2013

Int J Crit Illn Inj Sci

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Background:The emergency department of every tertiary care teaching hospital is the backbone of community health care service.Aims:This study was undertaken to identify the pattern of emergencies in the hospital, and to identify the risk factors associated with these emergencies.Materials and Methods:This was a retrospective record analysis of the emergency department from Jan 2010 to Dec 2010. The data were analyzed for various types of medical emergencies presented at the hospital at Guru Gobind Singh Medical College and Hospital, Faridkot.Results:A total of 2310 patients presented in the emergency department of which nearly half were males; a great majority were in the age group of 15–40 years. The diseases related to the cardiovascular system, 367 (15.89%), topped the list of which hypertension was noted in 267 (11.56%) cases. This was followed by morbidities related to the neurological system, diabetes, hepatobiliary, respiratory, renal 168 (7.27%), poisoning, pyrexia of unknown origin, and multi-organ involvement. With regard to the specific diseases, the majority were contributed by coronary artery disease 217 (9.39%), stroke 178 (7.71%), alcoholic liver disease 160 (6.93%), and chronic obstructive lung diseases 90 (3.90%). In our series, we noted that a great majority of cases were in the 41–60 age groups except poisoning (majority less than 40 years). The age groups were significantly related with selected morbidities.Conclusions:There are transparent evidence that we need an organized emergency care system in India as relatively the younger age group (15–40 years) comprised nearly half cases.

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Pattern of medical emergency utilisation in a Nigeria Tertiary Health Institution: A preliminary report

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Etiology and outcome of medical coma in a tertiary hospital in Northwestern Nigeria

Etiology and outcome of medical coma in a tertiary hospital in Northwestern Nigeria

Patterns and outcomes of medical admissions in the accident and emergency department of a tertiary health center in a rural community of Ekiti, Nigeria

Study of the relation of clinical and demographic factors with morbidity in a tertiary care teaching hospital in India

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