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Hand Injury among Patients Visiting Emergency Department in a Tertiary Care Centre: A Descriptive Cross-sectional Study
INTRODUCTION: The hand is a complex organ responsible for activities of daily living, making it susceptible to injuries and accidents. Hand injuries can result in significant functional impairment and it occurs in a younger productive age group. Therefore, it is important to understand the prevalenc...
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Journal of the Nepal Medical Association
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10089049/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37203910 http://dx.doi.org/10.31729/jnma.7969 |
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author | Thapa, Anurag Singh Rai, Shankar Man Nakarmi, Kiran Kishor Karki, Bishal Magar, Mangal Gharti Nagarkoti, Krishna Kumar Dahal, Peeyush Maharjan, Niran Pokharel, Pashupati Babu Lamichhane, Apar |
author_facet | Thapa, Anurag Singh Rai, Shankar Man Nakarmi, Kiran Kishor Karki, Bishal Magar, Mangal Gharti Nagarkoti, Krishna Kumar Dahal, Peeyush Maharjan, Niran Pokharel, Pashupati Babu Lamichhane, Apar |
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description | INTRODUCTION: The hand is a complex organ responsible for activities of daily living, making it susceptible to injuries and accidents. Hand injuries can result in significant functional impairment and it occurs in a younger productive age group. Therefore, it is important to understand the prevalence and patterns of hand injuries. The aim of the study was to find out the prevalence of hand injuries among patients visiting the emergency department of a tertiary care centre. METHODS: A descriptive cross-sectional study was in the Emergency Department of a dedicated trauma center from 1 June 2022 to 31 August 2022. Ethical approval was obtained from the Institutional Review Board (Reference number: 148412078179). Demographic profile, pattern, and mechanism of hand Injuries of all 96 consecutive patients were assessed after taking informed consent. Convenience sampling method was used. Point estimate and 95% Confidence Interval were calculated. RESULTS: Among 4679 patients visiting the emergency department of the trauma center, hand injuries were seen in 96 (2.05%) (1.64-2.46, 95% Confidence Interval). CONCLUSIONS: The prevalence of hand injuries was found to be lower than other similar studies done in similar settings. |
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spelling | pubmed-100890492023-04-12 Hand Injury among Patients Visiting Emergency Department in a Tertiary Care Centre: A Descriptive Cross-sectional Study Thapa, Anurag Singh Rai, Shankar Man Nakarmi, Kiran Kishor Karki, Bishal Magar, Mangal Gharti Nagarkoti, Krishna Kumar Dahal, Peeyush Maharjan, Niran Pokharel, Pashupati Babu Lamichhane, Apar JNMA J Nepal Med Assoc Original Article INTRODUCTION: The hand is a complex organ responsible for activities of daily living, making it susceptible to injuries and accidents. Hand injuries can result in significant functional impairment and it occurs in a younger productive age group. Therefore, it is important to understand the prevalence and patterns of hand injuries. The aim of the study was to find out the prevalence of hand injuries among patients visiting the emergency department of a tertiary care centre. METHODS: A descriptive cross-sectional study was in the Emergency Department of a dedicated trauma center from 1 June 2022 to 31 August 2022. Ethical approval was obtained from the Institutional Review Board (Reference number: 148412078179). Demographic profile, pattern, and mechanism of hand Injuries of all 96 consecutive patients were assessed after taking informed consent. Convenience sampling method was used. Point estimate and 95% Confidence Interval were calculated. RESULTS: Among 4679 patients visiting the emergency department of the trauma center, hand injuries were seen in 96 (2.05%) (1.64-2.46, 95% Confidence Interval). CONCLUSIONS: The prevalence of hand injuries was found to be lower than other similar studies done in similar settings. Journal of the Nepal Medical Association 2023-01 2023-01-31 /pmc/articles/PMC10089049/ /pubmed/37203910 http://dx.doi.org/10.31729/jnma.7969 Text en © The Author(s) 2018. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/This is an Open-Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0) which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. |
spellingShingle | Original Article Thapa, Anurag Singh Rai, Shankar Man Nakarmi, Kiran Kishor Karki, Bishal Magar, Mangal Gharti Nagarkoti, Krishna Kumar Dahal, Peeyush Maharjan, Niran Pokharel, Pashupati Babu Lamichhane, Apar Hand Injury among Patients Visiting Emergency Department in a Tertiary Care Centre: A Descriptive Cross-sectional Study |
title | Hand Injury among Patients Visiting Emergency Department in a Tertiary Care Centre: A Descriptive Cross-sectional Study |
title_full | Hand Injury among Patients Visiting Emergency Department in a Tertiary Care Centre: A Descriptive Cross-sectional Study |
title_fullStr | Hand Injury among Patients Visiting Emergency Department in a Tertiary Care Centre: A Descriptive Cross-sectional Study |
title_full_unstemmed | Hand Injury among Patients Visiting Emergency Department in a Tertiary Care Centre: A Descriptive Cross-sectional Study |
title_short | Hand Injury among Patients Visiting Emergency Department in a Tertiary Care Centre: A Descriptive Cross-sectional Study |
title_sort | hand injury among patients visiting emergency department in a tertiary care centre: a descriptive cross-sectional study |
topic | Original Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10089049/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37203910 http://dx.doi.org/10.31729/jnma.7969 |
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