Domestic Medical Management by Home Visit Physician From a Tertiary Center in a Resource Limited Setting - A Structured Protocol

Abstract

An inordinate high demand for home visit (HV) physician medical team in third world and developing countries. Aim : The study is to deliver medical treatment at home in emergency and immovable situations. We assessed, Introduction : managed and analyzed types of disorders, treatment outcome, and instructions to home caregivers about monitoring and intimating clinical response after HV and tele-consultation. Strict adherence to protocol based res Discussion : ults proved 99.5% convincing management with 0.5% death in terminally ill. Mean average age of 75 yrs for males and 71 yrs for females. General medical illness is 70.7%, Acute emergency 6.1%, Catheterisation 12.2%, Tracheostomy care 2.2%, Wound dressing 6.6%, Sutures 0.6%, Parenteral infusion 1.1%. We noticed HV is Conclusion : essential in third world countries and to include in policy making by healthcare. Limitation and recommendation : Can be overcome by increasing trained manpower.