Causes of outpatients overloads at the children hospital No1, Ho chi minh city
- Author:
Nguyen Van Cu
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Patient
- MeSH:
Patients;
Hospitals;
Outpatients
- From:Journal of Preventive Medicine
2003;13(4):92-95
- CountryViet Nam
- Language:Vietnamese
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Abstract:
A cross-sectional study was performed with 410 inquired cards in Department of Surgical diagnosis in Hospital of Pediatrics No1, Ho Chi Minh city from 18-26 March/2002 to determine the causes of overload of patients. The number of children, who frequented to the clinic were 5 times higher over the capacity. 93.7% of pediatric patients accompied their parents, 95.3% received the medicines for treating at home, 82.25% of patients believed the Hospital due to completed sepecialties of pediatrics, 86.8% due to good equipments, and 17.6% due to the plenty of medicines. 71.8% of patients did not rely on local health facilities due to the lack of pediatric specialities and the prolong recovery from disease 60%, due to the low qualified physicians 10%, due to the lack of proper equipments 13.2%
