Prescription Audit of Treatment of Diarrhoea and Pneumonia Amongst Paediatrician In Bhopal.

Autor: Gour D; Department of Community Medicine, Gandhi Medical College, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India., Toppo M; Department of Community Medicine, Gandhi Medical College, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India., Pal DK; Department of Community Medicine, Gandhi Medical College, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India., Sawlani H; Department of Community Medicine, Gandhi Medical College, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India., Verma S; Department of Community Medicine, Gandhi Medical College, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India., Nair AR; Department of Community Medicine, Gandhi Medical College, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India., Kushwah S; Department of Community Medicine, Gandhi Medical College, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Indian journal of community medicine : official publication of Indian Association of Preventive & Social Medicine [Indian J Community Med] 2020 Oct-Dec; Vol. 45 (4), pp. 554-557. Date of Electronic Publication: 2020 Oct 28.
DOI: 10.4103/ijcm.IJCM_26_20
Abstrakt: Background: A prescription by a doctor may be taken as a reflection of physician's attitude to the disease. Inappropriate prescription has always been a serious problem in developing countries.
Objectives: The objective was to observe the current prescription practices for the management of diarrhea and pneumonia in Bhopal.
Settings and Design: This was a cross-sectional study.
Materials and Methods: The study was conducted at the clinics and hospitals of Bhopal over 4 months. The prescription of under-5 children with a diagnosis of acute respiratory tract infection and/or acute gastroenteritis attending the outpatient departments was included in the study. Data were recorded and analysis was done.
Statistical Analysis Used: Epi Info was used for statistical analysis.
Results: A total of 513 prescriptions of pneumonia and 417 of diarrhea were observed under the study. Among pneumonia, signs were mentioned on 15.6%, 74% as cold and cough with 95.5% prescriptions with antimicrobials. Seventy-three percent of diarrhea prescriptions did not mention any signs. Oral rehydration salt and zinc were prescribed in majority of the prescriptions along with around 64% use of antibiotics as well for the treatment of diarrhea.
Conclusion: There is a huge need of improvement in prescribing patterns in areas of complete prescriptions with clinical features, follow-up advice along with rational choice of drugs with dose, and duration.
Competing Interests: There are no conflicts of interest.
(Copyright: © 2020 Indian Journal of Community Medicine.)
Databáze: MEDLINE
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