Publication: Antibiotics Use among Patients with Acute Exacerbation of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease in the Department of Internal Medicine of a Tertiary Care Centre: A Descriptive Cross-sectional Study
| creativeworkseries.issn | JNMA Print ISSN: 0028-2715; Online ISSN: 1815-672X | |
| dc.contributor.author | Mohsin, Ushab Rana | |
| dc.contributor.author | Simkhada, Nabin | |
| dc.contributor.author | Pathak, Bishnu Deep | |
| dc.contributor.author | Dhakal, Bishal | |
| dc.contributor.author | Subedi, Binaya | |
| dc.contributor.author | Thapa, Dilip | |
| dc.contributor.author | Shrestha, Bishnu Prasad | |
| dc.contributor.author | Tandon, Om Prakash | |
| dc.contributor.author | Shrestha, Sanjaya | |
| dc.contributor.author | Sharma, Shriya | |
| dc.contributor.author | Adhikari, Aakriti | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2025-12-15T07:00:23Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2025-12-15T07:00:23Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2022 | |
| dc.description | Ushab Rana Mohsin Department of Pulmonology, Shree Birendra Hospital, Chhauni, Kathmandu, Nepal Nabin Simkhada Department of Internal Medicine, Shree Birendra Hospital, Chhauni, Kathmandu, Nepal https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4346-3940 Bishnu Deep Pathak Shree Birendra Hospital, Chhauni, Kathmandu, Nepal https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0811-8316 Bishal Dhakal Shree Birendra Hospital, Chhauni, Kathmandu, Nepal Binaya Subedi Shree Birendra Hospital, Chhauni, Kathmandu, Nepal Dilip Thapa Shree Birendra Hospital, Chhauni, Kathmandu, Nepal Bishnu Prasad Shrestha Shree Birendra Hospital, Chhauni, Kathmandu, Nepal Om Prakash Tandon Shree Birendra Hospital, Chhauni, Kathmandu, Nepal Sanjaya Shrestha Shree Birendra Hospital, Chhauni, Kathmandu, Nepal Shriya Sharma Shree Birendra Hospital, Chhauni, Kathmandu, Nepal https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4273-9228 Aakriti Adhikari Shree Birendra Hospital, Chhauni, Kathmandu, Nepal https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0799-0468 | |
| dc.description.abstract | Abstract Introduction: Acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease is a life-threatening condition triggered by infections or non-infectious agents. Antibiotics use in such cases prevents severe deterioration and treatment failure. Past studies have shown inappropriate use of antibiotics in different health care settings. The objective of this study was to find out the prevalence of antibiotics use in patients with acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in the Department of Internal Medicine of a tertiary care centre. Methods: A descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted among patients with acute exacerbation of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease admitted to Department of Internal Medicine of a tertiary care centre from 12th February, 2022 to 15th April, 2022 after taking ethical clearance from Institutional Review Committee (Reference number: 417). Convenience sampling was done. Data analysis was done using the Statistical Package for the Social Sciences version 23.0. Point estimate at 95% Confidence Interval was calculated along with frequency and percentage for binary data along with median and interquartile range for continuous data. Results: The prevalence of antibiotics use among study participants was 106 (98.15%) (95.61-100 at a 95% Confidence Interval). Penicillin 82 (75.93%) was the most commonly used antibiotics group. Conclusions: The use of antibiotics in acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease was higher as compared to other similar studies. | |
| dc.identifier | https://doi.org/10.31729/jnma.7512 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14572/3640 | |
| dc.language.iso | en_US | |
| dc.publisher | Nepal Medical Association | |
| dc.subject | Anti-bacterial agents | |
| dc.subject | Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease | |
| dc.subject | Guideline adherence | |
| dc.title | Antibiotics Use among Patients with Acute Exacerbation of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease in the Department of Internal Medicine of a Tertiary Care Centre: A Descriptive Cross-sectional Study | |
| dc.type | Article | |
| dspace.entity.type | Publication | |
| local.article.type | Original Article | |
| oaire.citation.endPage | 545 | |
| oaire.citation.startPage | 541 | |
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