Journal of Trauma & Treatment

Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, Punjab, India

Publications

• Research Article   
  Study of the Unknown Patients at Advanced Trauma Centre of a Tertiary Care Hospital in North India
  Author(s): Ranjana Singh, Mandeep Kumar Sachdeva*, Vipin Koushal, Ashok Kumar, Yadvinder Singh, Manish Goyal and Loyce Renuka
  
  Introduction: A large number of patients are admitted to government hospitals without any information or identification; these patients are known as "unknown" patients. In any healthcare setting, unknown and unaccompanied patients pose a substantial challenge to the treating doctor and Hospital Administration. Aims and Objective: The study aimed to determine the demographic characteristics of such patients, their care management, the primary cause of injury and the outcome. Material and methods: It was a hospital-based, prospective and retrospective study, using total enumeration, done in the Advanced Trauma Centre of tertiary care institute (PGIMER, Chandigarh); the study period was from 1st January 2018 to 31st March 2022. Results: A total of 53583 patients reported .. Read More»
  DOI: 10.37421/2167-1222.2022.11.522

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