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Paediatric admissions at a tertiary hospital in Kuala Lumpur -- a case for a short-stay ward

The profile of admissions staying less than 24 hours admitted to the paediatric wards of University Malaya Medical Center, Kuala Lumpur, over a period of six weeks was reviewed to ascertain the need of a short-stay ward. Ninety-three (22%) of the 428 admissions admitted during the study period were...

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Main Authors: Chong, L.A., Lee, W.S., Goh, A.Y.T.
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Published: Malaysian Medical Association 2003
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spelling my.um.eprints.245842021-03-12T07:08:25Z http://eprints.um.edu.my/24584/ Paediatric admissions at a tertiary hospital in Kuala Lumpur -- a case for a short-stay ward Chong, L.A. Lee, W.S. Goh, A.Y.T. R Medicine The profile of admissions staying less than 24 hours admitted to the paediatric wards of University Malaya Medical Center, Kuala Lumpur, over a period of six weeks was reviewed to ascertain the need of a short-stay ward. Ninety-three (22%) of the 428 admissions admitted during the study period were discharged within 24 hours, 56 (60%) were discharged within 12 hours. Major categories of admissions were: elective investigative procedures (43%), and emergency admissions (44%). Reasons for emergency admissions: infections 42%, minor trauma/cerebral concussion 25% and febrile/afebrile seizures 11%. Only 20% required percutaneous oximetry monitoring and 2% required observations more frequently than 2 hourly. There may be a case for a short stay ward in a big paediatric unit in Malaysia. Malaysian Medical Association 2003 Article PeerReviewed text en http://eprints.um.edu.my/24584/1/Paediatric_Admissions.pdf Chong, L.A. and Lee, W.S. and Goh, A.Y.T. (2003) Paediatric admissions at a tertiary hospital in Kuala Lumpur -- a case for a short-stay ward. Medical Journal of Malaysia, 58 (1). pp. 89-93. ISSN 0300-5283 http://www.e-mjm.org/2003/v58n1/Paediatric_Admissions.pdf
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Chong, L.A.
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Goh, A.Y.T.
Paediatric admissions at a tertiary hospital in Kuala Lumpur -- a case for a short-stay ward
description The profile of admissions staying less than 24 hours admitted to the paediatric wards of University Malaya Medical Center, Kuala Lumpur, over a period of six weeks was reviewed to ascertain the need of a short-stay ward. Ninety-three (22%) of the 428 admissions admitted during the study period were discharged within 24 hours, 56 (60%) were discharged within 12 hours. Major categories of admissions were: elective investigative procedures (43%), and emergency admissions (44%). Reasons for emergency admissions: infections 42%, minor trauma/cerebral concussion 25% and febrile/afebrile seizures 11%. Only 20% required percutaneous oximetry monitoring and 2% required observations more frequently than 2 hourly. There may be a case for a short stay ward in a big paediatric unit in Malaysia.
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author Chong, L.A.
Lee, W.S.
Goh, A.Y.T.
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Lee, W.S.
Goh, A.Y.T.
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title Paediatric admissions at a tertiary hospital in Kuala Lumpur -- a case for a short-stay ward
title_short Paediatric admissions at a tertiary hospital in Kuala Lumpur -- a case for a short-stay ward
title_full Paediatric admissions at a tertiary hospital in Kuala Lumpur -- a case for a short-stay ward
title_fullStr Paediatric admissions at a tertiary hospital in Kuala Lumpur -- a case for a short-stay ward
title_full_unstemmed Paediatric admissions at a tertiary hospital in Kuala Lumpur -- a case for a short-stay ward
title_sort paediatric admissions at a tertiary hospital in kuala lumpur -- a case for a short-stay ward
publisher Malaysian Medical Association
publishDate 2003
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