Changing Disease profile of medical inpatients on the first post admission day of a Tertiary Care hospital

Authors

  • Chandra Shekhar Bala Junior Consultant, Department of Neurology, National Institute of Neurosciences & Hospital, Dhaka
  • Sarmistha Biswas Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine, Dhaka Medical College, Dhaka
  • Md Mahfuze Sarkar Registrar, Medicine Unit I, Department of Medicine, Dhaka Medical College Hospital, Dhaka
  • Prodip Kumar Sarkar Indoor Medical Officer, Medicine Unit I, Department of Medicine, Dhaka Medical College & Hospital, Dhaka
  • Joybayer Anam Chowdhury Assistant Registrar, Medicine Unit I, Department of Medicine, Dhaka Medical College & Hospital, Dhaka
  • HAM Nazmul Ahasan Professor, Department of Medicine, Popular Medical College, Dhaka

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3329/jninb.v4i2.38925

Keywords:

Elderly, geriatrics, inpatients, disease profile

Abstract

Background: Population demography of the world including Bangladesh is on transition. The increasing number of elderly persons has a direct impact on the demand for health services due to the consequent rise in degenerative diseases of aging and changing life style.

Objective: The objective was to know the disease pattern of the geriatric group of medical inpatients on the first post admission day.

Methodology: This was a cross sectional observational study. It was conducted in the wards of Medicine department of Dhaka Medical College Hospital from the 1st of March to 15th March, 2016.

Results: Total 552 patients admitted in the study period. Of them 286 patients were male (51.8%) and 266 were female (48.2%). 176 patients (31.88%) were over the age of 60 years. Median age of the admitted patients is 44.5 years. In geriatric age group regardless of primary diagnosis 78(44.32%) patients had diabetes, 103(58.52%) cases were hypertensive; 31(17.61%) cases were ischemic heart diseases; 26(14.77%) cases were chronic kidney disease, 24(13.64%) cases were presented with stroke; another 24(13.64%) cases were suffering from COPD.

Conclusion: In conclusion most common geriatric diseases are diabetes mellitus, hypertension, ischaemic heart disease, and chronic kidney disease.

Journal of National Institute of Neurosciences Bangladesh, 2018;4(2): 113-115

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Published

2018-12-10

How to Cite

Bala, C. S., Biswas, S., Sarkar, M. M., Sarkar, P. K., Chowdhury, J. A., & Ahasan, H. N. (2018). Changing Disease profile of medical inpatients on the first post admission day of a Tertiary Care hospital. Journal of National Institute of Neurosciences Bangladesh, 4(2), 113–115. https://doi.org/10.3329/jninb.v4i2.38925

Issue

Vol. 4 No. 2 (2018)

Section

Original Research Articles

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