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Volume 7, Issue 5 (Suppl)
J Gastrointest Dig Syst, an open access journal
ISSN:2161-069X
Gastroenterology 2017
November 13-14, 2017
November 13-14, 2017 | Las Vegas, USA
13
th
International Conference on
Clinical Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Endoscopy
Spectrum of gastroenterology and liver disease a changing trends
Farheen Lubna Hashmi, Shahab Abid, Saeed Hamid, Wasim Jaffery, Faisal Waseem, Amna Subhan, Om Parkash, Rustam Khan
and
Faraz Siddiqui
Aga Khan University, Pakistan
Background:
The prevalence of GI and liver disease in the Pakistani population has increased remarkably over the recent years,
reflecting an elevated burden on healthcare systems. Optimized health management and effective resource utilization in Health care
facilities is based on timely documentation and reporting of disease patterns.
Aims:
The aim of this study was to collect data from the GODD (gastroenterology outpatient discharge diagnosis) registry, comparing
annual trends of GI and liver disease incidence among patients presenting to the Aga Khan University Hospital.
Methods:
A review of electronic records was performed for all patients presenting to the Gastroenterology clinic, AKUH between
2013 and 2016. Collected information included patient characteristics and outpatient discharge diagnosis (primary and associated),
based on a list of 72 approved diagnosis categories related to gastrointestinal and Liver diseases. Annual variation in this data is
presented in this paper. A single visit is counted for specific year for each patient.
Result:
A total of 28,493 new patients were seen in gastroenterology clinic. The mean age of the patients was 44.6+15.8 years with an
overall higher representation of males (58%). The number of patients was seen to gradually increase during study period from 6410
in 2013 to 8138 in 2016. Overall, 15,956 (56%) patients presented with GI disease which comprised APD (78.4%), FGID (14.98%) and
others (6.62%), while patients with liver diseases were 12,535 (44%) and included HCV (50.3%), HBV (20.3%), HDV (7%), Hepatitis
A (0.79%), Hepatitis E (0.59), NBNC (4.22%), NASH (5%), Hepatoma (1.80%), Others (10%).
Conclusion:
This report highlights annual trends in outpatient data from a major tertiary care center in Karachi, Pakistan. The
analysis suggests a higher frequency of GI disorders, majority of which are comprise of APD, GERD and gastritis. Among liver
disorder, HCV, HBV were highest in our setting. Further efforts should focus on prioritization and effective management of these
most commonly observed ailments.
farheen.lubna@aku.eduJ Gastrointest Dig Syst 2017, 7:5 (Suppl)
DOI: 10.4172/2161-069X-C1-056