Volume : VI, Issue : IX, September - 2017
Disease spectrum of PICU admissions in a Tertiary Care Center in Hyderabad, Telangana
Dr. Kaki Sujatha, Dr. Gummadi Vandana Ushasri, Dr. J. Venkateshwara Rao, Dr. Akhil Kathi
Abstract :
Objective
The objective of the study was to examine the disease spectrum of patients admitted to the PICU in a tertiary care hospital.
Material and Methods
This is a retrospective, descriptive study of hospitalized children in PICU at Gandhi Medical College and Hospital Secunderabad from January 2016 to December 2016. The data was analyzed using MS Excel software and χ2 test at P < 0.05 was conducted for male and female comparison.
Results
The number of admitted children below one year group was 935; 1–5 years was 1327; and above 5yrs was 1211. The most common diagnosis overall was seizures (21%), pneumonia (18%), fever (12%) and Acute Gastro–Enteritis (AGE) (9%). The pattern of disease varied in different age groups. The overall mortality rate was around 8%.
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DOI : 10.36106/ijsr
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Dr. Kaki Sujatha, Dr. Gummadi Vandana Ushasri, Dr. J. Venkateshwara Rao, Dr.Akhil Kathi, Disease spectrum of PICU admissions in a Tertiary Care Center in Hyderabad, Telangana, INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH : Volume-6 | Issue-9 | September-2017
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Dr. Kaki Sujatha, Dr. Gummadi Vandana Ushasri, Dr. J. Venkateshwara Rao, Dr.Akhil Kathi, Disease spectrum of PICU admissions in a Tertiary Care Center in Hyderabad, Telangana, INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH : Volume-6 | Issue-9 | September-2017
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