Study of Complications of Plasmodium Falciparum Cases Admitted In Medicine Department of A Tertiary Care Hospital, Ranchi, Jharkhand. (original) (raw)

STUDY POPULATION: Study was done on admitted cases of patients above 18yrs suffering from P.falciparum malaria who have been confirmed either by peripheral blood film or rapid diagnostic tests in Medicine Department of RIMS. INCLUSION CRITERIA :All malaria cases satisfying at least one or more parameters of criteria such as unconsciousness, convulsions, high grade fever, anaemia, shock, increased serum creatinine and urea, oliguria, jaundice, hepatomegaly, splenomegaly, vomiting, abdominal pain, bleeding from abnormal site, headache were considered as complicated malaria cases. Respondent: In unconscious and severely ill non co-operative patients respondent were their attendants. SAMPLING PROCEDURE: Every consecutive case satisfying the inclusion criteria was studied. SAMPLE SIZE: 52 cases studied during the time period.