TO STUDY THE PATTERN OF DISEASE PREVALENCE IN ADMITTED PATIENTS IN THE DEPARTMENT OF GENERAL SURGERY IN A MEDICAL COLLEGE HOSPITAL IN RURAL UTTAR PRADESH, INDIA

Dr.Sarina Agarwal; Dr.Puneet Agrawal

Volume : VI, Issue : IX, September - 2017

TO STUDY THE PATTERN OF DISEASE PREVALENCE IN ADMITTED PATIENTS IN THE DEPARTMENT OF GENERAL SURGERY IN A MEDICAL COLLEGE HOSPITAL IN RURAL UTTAR PRADESH, INDIA

Dr. Sarina Agarwal, Dr. Puneet Agrawal

Abstract :

Patients present with a wide spectrum of diseases in the department of general surgery,namely gastrointestinal,hepatobiliary,urinary tract disorders,lumps of varied pathology,abscesses,hernias,diseases of the east,testis e.t.c.Surgical diseases represent an immense source of disease burden globally. Some of these are treated conservatively while others have to be operated upon.Patients may present in the out patient department or in the emergency department.In the present study diseases of the gastrointestinal tract were the most common.Most common single operative procedure was cholecystectomy.The present study aimed to decipher the pattern of disease prevalence in 2963 patients admitted in the department of general surgery at FHMC, Tundla, Uttar Pradesh, India.This is a medical college hospital situated in rural Uttar Pradesh.This study intends to identify the surgical conditions which constitute the disease burden in this particular region.