PATTERN OF DISEASES IN MEDICAL WARDS OF A TERTIARY CARE HOSPITAL OF SOUTH PUNJAB, PAKISTAN.

Abstract

Objective:- To assess the frequency and pattern of diseases in a medical wards at tertiary care hospital of Southern Punjab. Study design:- Cross-sectional study. Setting:-Medical Units of Nishtar Hospital Multan. Patients and methods:- Patients admitted at different Medical Units of Nishtar Hospital, Multan were included in the study.  Specially designed proforma was filled, data were collected and analysed on SPSS-20. Results:- Total admitted patients in medical units of Nishtar Hospital, Multan from May, 2016 to May, 2017 were 660. Out of these 660, 390 (59.1%) were males and 270 (40.9%) were females. Age ranges from12-70 and above. Mean age was 43.88 years with standard deviation 18.87 years. Mostly (63.5%) patients were from home district. Chief complaints were uncontrolled diabetes mellitus (17.6%), fever (13.6%), weakness of one-half of body (10%), uncontrolled hypertension (9.7%), cough and fever (8.5%), yellowness of eyes (5.8%) and vomiting (4.2%). Most common disease was diabetes mellitus (19.1%) followed by hypertension (17.9%), cerebro-vascular accidents (10%), chronic liver diseases (9.7%), acute hepatitis (8.9%), pneumonia (7.4%), meningitis (5.9%), chronic renal failure (3.2%), acid peptic disease (2%) and acute myeloid leukemia (1.5%). Conclusion:- Study revealed diabetes mellitus, hypertension, ischemic heart disease  (IHD) and Cerebro-vascular accident  (CVA) are most common diseases. Important measure to control diabetes mellitus and hypertension must be adopted. More detailed and large scale study are needed on pattern of diseases at tertiary care hospital so that disease pattern are known and on these basis strategies for control of diseases and patients care can be derived.

Keywords:- Chief complaints, Disease pattern, Disease burden.