Open AccessHospital Stay of Orthopedic Cases in a Tertiary Care Hospital: A Descriptive Cross-sectional Study
Author(s) -
Pramod Joshi
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
journal of nepal medical association
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.176
H-Index - 19
eISSN - 1815-672X
pISSN - 0028-2715
DOI - 10.31729/jnma.6400
Subject(s) - medicine , orthopedic surgery , forearm , cross sectional study , emergency medicine , medical record , pediatrics , surgery , pathology
Orthopedic conditions includes a range of condition varying from traumatic injuries, congenital anomalies, chronic back pain, arthritis, rheumatologic conditions, and other. Length of hospital stay is determined by a number of factors such as symptom severity, patient co morbidity and hospital availability. Our study aims to study the length of hospital stay of the patients admitted in a provincial hospital.