Analysis of Reasons for Hospitalization of In-patients from 1993 to 2002 in Respiratory Disease Department of Guangdong Provincial Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine / 广州中医药大学学报
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ABSTRACT
[Objective] The disease distribution of in-patients in different age groups from 1993 to 2002 in respiratory disease department of Guangdong Provincial Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) was analyzed to provide evidence for clinical treatment. [ Methods ] A retrospective research was adopted. Fourteen categories of diseases and 3 age groups were classified according to the case history recorded from 1993 to 2002 in respiratory disease department of Guangdong Provincial Hospital of TCM. Reasons for hospitalization of the in-patients in different age groups during 10 years were analyzed by descriptive analysis and Vilfredo Pareto analysis. [Results] The principal and secondary reasons for hospitalization were respiratory tract infection, pulmonary tuberculosis and pneumothorax in the young age group while in the old age group, they were chronic bronchitis, pulmonary emphysema, chronic pulmonary heart disease and lung cancer. [Conclusion] The focus of daily medical treatment in the department of respiratory disease should vary with the age groups and disease categories, and the control of infectious diseases should be generally strengthened.
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Medicinas Tradicionales:
Medicinas_tradicionales_de_asia
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Medicina_china
Idioma:
Zh
Revista:
Journal of Guangzhou University of Traditional Chinese Medicine
Año:
2001
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Article