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CONSEQUENCES OF REFFERALS FROM A SECONDARY HEALTH CARE CENTER

Dr. Muhammad Usman Zaib, Dr. Muhammad Talha, Dr. Azhar Waqas Zareef

Objective: The main objective of this research work is to evaluate the recent referral nature from an institute with secondary health care facility and to determine what the consequences were in real condition to the patients. These facilities play very important part in the system of health care especially for the people from remote areas or undeveloped areas of city. Methodology: Hospital of Lal Quarter Samanabad, Lahore was the venue of this research work. This research work was retroactive as well as retrospective in nature. The study of total 50 referrals carried out retroactively and study of fifty referrals carried out retrospectively from March 2018 to June 2018. We obtained the various indications for the referrals from the record of referrals for patients; record was under the custody of institute. The analysis of collected information carried out with SPSS V.10. Results: In current research work about 86.0% patients recovered after treatment at the referral health care centers whereas 12 patients did not go to the referral centers after achievement of relief from received medicines from referring center. Two patients died, one because of uncontrollable diabetes mellitus and second died because of myocardial infarction. Conclusion: Ischemic heart diseases in these areas require particular attention. There is also vital requirement to build the tertiary care center adjacent to those referring centers to handle the cases with extreme emergency condition. KEY WORDS: Secondary, tertiary, referring, ischemic, disease, diabetes mellitus, SPSS, methodology.

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