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STUDY TO KNOW THE PREVALENCE OF VARIOUS TYPES OF BLEEDING DISORDERS

Dr. Muhammad Said Nawaz, Dr. Masooma Batool Ghauri, Dr. Hasan Amin

Objective: To determine the frequency and type of various bleeding disorders in hematology patients who enter the medical ward. Study Design: A Cross-sectional and observational study. Place and Duration: In the West Medical ward and Hematology department of Mayo Hospital Lahore for Six months period from august 2014 to Febraury 2015. Methodology: All patients who had bleeding episodes and who admitted in the medical and hematology department during the study were included in the study with undesirable probability sampling. Fifty patients were found to meet the diagnostic criteria for the study. Results: There are many underlying causes of bleeding disorder. In 50 cases, idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura is the most common bleeding disorder, followed by bone marrow failure, coagulation disorders and liver diseases. Conclusion: Bleeding disorder with different etiologies in patients with excessive bleeding in medical and hematology department had been investigated. Further studies are needed to investigate these underlying disorders. Key words: Chronic liver disease, idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura, activated partial thromboplastin.

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