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Title: HIGH DEPENDENCY UNIT;: IMPACT OF CARE ON OUTCOME OF SURGICAL PATIENTS AN EXPERIENCE OF SURGICAL UNIT OF DISTRICT TEACHING HOSPITAL.
Authors: Shazia Jahan, Sajid Aziz, Mohammad Ateeq, Mohammad Asif
Journal: The Professional Medical Journal (TPMJ)
Publisher: Independent Medical College, Faisalabad- Pakistan
Country: Pakistan
Year: 2017
Volume: 24
Issue: 12
Language: English
DOI: 10.29309/TPMJ/2017.24.12.609
Keywords: Intensive Care,Postop Care,Recovery,Critical Illness,HDU Mortality.
Objectives: To study the impact of “High Dependency Unit” care on outcomeof surgical patients. Study Design: Descriptive, Prospective. Setting: Surgical Departmentof Aziz Bhatti Shaheed (Teaching) Hospital. Nawaz Sharif medical College, University of theGujrat. Study Period: January 1st to December 31th 2016. Results: A total of 275 patients ofall age groups from surgical and allied specialities requiring dedicated continues monitoringwere admitted in High Dependency Unit (HDU) of the surgical department. Out of 275 patients165 were admitted through emergency room after some surgical operation, whereas 115patients are from those who were electively operated and shifted in HDU for management andmonitoring due to some anaesthesia related complications or comorbidities. Conclusion: TheHigh Dependency Unit care promotes efficient and effective care by increasing the flexibility ofpatient triage, utilizing resources efficiently, and providing cost effective timely care to serioussurgical patient admitted in surgical wards.
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