Year: 2025
Type: article
Study design: Observational Study
Abstract: Objective: This research seeks to examine the patterns for patients with different disorders in a more specialized clinical environment in order to address resource allocation, enhance efficiency of service delivery system and design relevant measures. Methods: The audit was carried out by observing clinical data of patients from April, 2023 to October, 2023 in Allama Iqbal Memorial Teaching Hospital Physiotherapy Department. Diagnoses were categorized in to five primary groups: musculo skeletal disorders; Orthopedic diseases Neurological diseases/ Cardiac diseases Surgical/Trauma and Other disorders. Results: Majority of the patients35.52% were suffering from Orthopaedic problems. However, the other diseases accounted 31.0% in this study. The patients of surgical procedures and trauma were counted to 7.4% respectively. The frequency of patients with neurological and Cardiac disorders were 5.4% and 0.3% respectively. Conclusion: In this study the majority of the patients were from the orthopaedic category while the patients of other discipline of medicine also seek help from physiotherapy department.
Source: Sial Journal of Medical Sciences
Author: Tanveer Haider
Language: English
Field: Health Professions
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W4414959968
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