DOMESTIC MEDICAL MANAGEMENT BY HOME VISIT PHYSICIAN FROM A TERTIARY CENTER IN A RESOURCE LIMITED SETTING - A STRUCTURED PROTOCOL
Abstract
An inordinate high demand for home visit (HV) physician medical team in third world and developing countries.
Aim : The study is to deliver medical treatment at home in emergency and immovable situations.
Introduction : We assessed, managed and analyzed types of disorders, treatment outcome, and instructions to home caregivers about monitoring and intimating clinical response after HV and tele-consultation.
Discussion : Strict adherence to protocol based results proved 99.5% convincing management with 0.5% death in terminally ill. Mean average age of 75 yrs for males and 71 yrs for females. General medical illness is 70.7%, Acute emergency 6.1%, Catheterisation 12.2%, Tracheostomy care 2.2%, Wound dressing 6.6%, Sutures 0.6%, Parenteral infusion 1.1%.
Conclusion : We noticed HV is essential in third world countries and to include in policy making by healthcare.
Limitation and recommendation : Can be overcome by increasing trained manpower.Keywords
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