Physical Illness in Admissible Psychiatric Patients in a Tertiary Inpatient Facility
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Results: Ninety six admissible patients (9.35%) before admission and twelve admitted patients (1.17%) during their hospital stay required transfer to a medical-surgical unit. Reasons for transfer before admission included lower respiratory tract infection (2.83%), anemia (2.24%), tuberculosis (1.56%), and cardiovascular diseases (1.36). Medical factors associated with rapid transfer out of the inpatient unit were chest pain, shortness of breath, electrolyte abnormalities, signs of infection, and changes in the level of consciousness.
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