An 8-year retrospective review of gastrointestinal medical emergency conditions at a tertiary health facility in Nigeria
Joint Authors
Oluwagbenga, Oguntoye Oluwatosin
Musa, Yusuf
Source
Sudan Journal of Medical Sciences
Issue
Vol. 13, Issue 1 (31 Mar. 2018), pp.1-11, 11 p.
Publisher
Omdurman Islamic University Faculty of Medicine
Publication Date
2018-03-31
Country of Publication
Sudan
No. of Pages
11
Main Subjects
Pharmacy, Health & Medical Sciences
Abstract EN
Background : Globally, gastrointestinal emergency conditions constitute a considerable proportion of the medical emergency cases seen in the emergency room.
Objective : This study investigated the spectrum of gastrointestinal medical emergency conditions seen in the emergency room of Federal Teaching Hospital Ido-Ekiti, Nigeria.
Materials and Methods : The emergency room admission register was used to obtain the following information: Age, Sex, Diagnosis, Year of admission and the Outcome.
The period under review was 1st January 2009 to 31st December 2016.
The data was analyzed using the SPSS version 21.0 software package.
Results : A total number of 5,912 patients with medical emergency conditions were admitted into the emergency room during the period under review, out of which 813(13.7 %) were gastrointestinal medical emergency conditions.
The age range of the patients was 15 to 100years with a mean(±SD) of 47.32±18.938.
Acute exacerbation of acid peptic disorders(29.3 %) was the most common indication for emergency room admission followed by acute gastroenteritis(26.8 %) and decompensated chronic liver disease(14.3 %).
Decompensated chronic liver disease and upper gastrointestinal bleeding were the conditions with the highest mortality being 31.8% and 29.5% respectively.
Conclusion : Gastrointestinal medical conditions are common indications for emergency admission.
Measures should be taken to avoid these preventable conditions in a bid to reduce their morbidity and mortality.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Oluwagbenga, Oguntoye Oluwatosin& Musa, Yusuf. 2018. An 8-year retrospective review of gastrointestinal medical emergency conditions at a tertiary health facility in Nigeria. Sudan Journal of Medical Sciences،Vol. 13, no. 1, pp.1-11.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-837685
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Oluwagbenga, Oguntoye Oluwatosin& Musa, Yusuf. An 8-year retrospective review of gastrointestinal medical emergency conditions at a tertiary health facility in Nigeria. Sudan Journal of Medical Sciences Vol. 13, no. 1 (2018), pp.1-11.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-837685
American Medical Association (AMA)
Oluwagbenga, Oguntoye Oluwatosin& Musa, Yusuf. An 8-year retrospective review of gastrointestinal medical emergency conditions at a tertiary health facility in Nigeria. Sudan Journal of Medical Sciences. 2018. Vol. 13, no. 1, pp.1-11.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-837685
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references : p. 9-11
Record ID
BIM-837685