Abstract: The goals of this study were to determine whether pneumonia has implications on patients admitted to KKH, and what are the implications on patients with chronic disease such DM, Epilepsy, HTN, and COPD. A prospective cohort study was performed, this study was conducted at King Khalid hospital (KKH) in Hail City, North of Saudi Arabia, between the period of 2015 and 2016. Data were collected by a prospective reviewing the patient’s medical records admitted to the hospital because of pneumonia in one year long (2015-2016). Pneumonia mostly has normal implications on patients as for most of this study were normally discharged as for the outcomes. It's followed by Discharge Against Medical Advice (DAMA) which was the highest in no epilepsy and no down syndrome. Diabetes mellitus (DM) was the most risk for implications of pneumonia in this group followed by asthma and other respiratory problems. Death had no strong effect on the implications. But as for this study showed 17 patients have died showing the high risk of pneumonia implications on patient’s life if they have more other chronic disease that can worsen the situation.
Keywords: King Khalid hospital (KKH), Discharge Against Medical Advice (DAMA).
Title: Implications of Pneumonia in Hail Region in North of Saudi Arabia
Author: Kareem Saleh Abdulhadi Alshammari, Abdulkarim Saleh Abdullah Alkhateeb, Ibrahim Yousef Ibrahim Alolayt, Abdulrahman Mubarak Eid Alshammari
International Journal of Healthcare Sciences
ISSN 2348-5728 (Online)
Research Publish Journals
