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Publication Dengue among Suspected Patients Admitted to Department of Medicine of a Tertiary Care Centre: A Descriptive Cross-sectional Study(Nepal Medical Association, 2023) Lamsal, Dinesh Kumar; Chaurasiya, Prem Shankar; Khatri,Akash; Karki, Swekchha; Singh, Soniya; Shilpakar, Gomik; Sangroula, Raj KumarAbstract Introduction: Dengue virus incidence has been increasing trends in every year due to the expansion of the vectors Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus. The objective of this study was to find out the prevalence of dengue among suspected patients admitted to the department of medicine of a tertiary care centre. Methods: A descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted among patients admitted to the medicine department from 30 September 2022 to 30 December 2022 after obtaining ethical approval from the Institutional Review Committee (Reference number: 019/2022). Demographic, clinical characteristics and laboratory profiles were collected from dengue patients by using a structured questionnaire. Convenience sampling method was used. Point estimate and 95% Confidence Interval were calculated. Results: Among 500 patients, 242 (48.40%) (40.66-56.14, 95% Confidence Interval) were found to be dengue positive. The average age of the enrolled patients was 39.13±20.64 years. Most dengue fever patients were diagnosed in the category of dengue with a warning sign of 234 (96.69%). The mean hospital stay of dengue patients was 4.05±2.03 days, 229 (94.62%) of patients stayed less than 7 days before discharge. Conclusions: The prevalence of dengue among suspected patients admitted to the department of medicine is found to be higher than in other similar studies done in similar settings. Patients with clinical symptoms and laboratory findings corroborating with dengue should undergo early diagnosis and facilitate prompt treatment in individual patients.Publication Poisoning among Patients Presenting to the Department of Emergency Medicine of a Tertiary Care Centre: A Descriptive Cross-sectional Study(Nepal Medical Association, 2022) Thakali, Kabir; Ulak, Nistha; Bharati, Manjil; Thapa, Lok Jung; Paudyal, Dipendra Nepali; Basnet, Chandra Kiran; Lamsal, Dinesh Kumar; Pant, RameshAbstract Introduction: Poisoning is one of the major public health problems worldwide. The World Health Organization has estimated 0.3 million deaths a year due to various poisoning agents; pesticides being the leading one. Poisoning is one of the leading causes of emergency room visits. It has become a significant public health issue in Nepal. This study aimed to find out the prevalence of poisoning among patients presenting to the Department of Emergency Medicine of a tertiary care centre. Methods: A descriptive cross-sectional study was done in the Department of Emergency Medicine of a tertiary care centre from 24 June 2022 to 6 July 2022. Ethical approval was obtained from the Institutional Review Committee (Reference number: 11/2022). Data from 765 patients were collected from the hospital records. The patient's history and clinical examination were used to make the diagnosis of poisoning. Convenience sampling method was used. Point estimate and 95% Confidence Interval were calculated. Results: Among 765 patients visiting the emergency department, 8 (1.04%) (0.99-1.09, 95% Confidence Interval) patients were of poisoning. The most common poison used was organophosphates which was consumed by 2 (25%) patients and benzodiazepines by 2 (25%) patients. Conclusions: The prevalence of poisoning among patients presenting to the Department of Emergency Medicine was similar when compared to other studies conducted in similar settings. Although agricultural poisons were commonly used, cases of drug poisoning seems to be on the rise nowadays.