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38. Time Lapse from Appearance of First Symptoms to the Patients First Contact to Hospital in Laryngeal Carcinoma

Muhammad Saeed Razi1, Javed Riaz Qureshi5, Anum Adnan2, Kamran Hamid3, and M Sabir4

ABSTRACT

Objective: To study the Time Lapse from appearance of first symptoms to the patients first contact to hospital in laryngeal carcinoma.

Study Design: Experimental and Observational study.

Place and Duration of Study: This study was conducted at the Idris Teaching Hospital Sialkot Medical College Sialkot from Jan 2016 to Jan 2019.

Materials and Methods: Sixty patients were included in this study and Time Lapse from Appearance of first symptoms to the patients first contact to hospital in laryngeal carcinoma were recorded. The demographic data was also noted down on the designed performa. The written informed consent was taken before the start of study. The permission of Ethical Committee was considered before collection of data and publishing in medical journal. The data was analyzed on SPSS version 10.

Results: The duration, time lapse from appearance of first symptoms first contact to hospital in case in 1 month, the number of patients were 03(5%), in 2 months the patients were 01(1.66%), in 3 months the number of patients were 08(13.33%), in 5 months the number of patients were 02(3.33%), in 6 months the number of patients were 12(20%), in 7 months the number of patients were 046.66%), in 9 months the number of patients were 04(6.66%), in 12 months the number of patients were 06(10%), in 18 months the number of patients were 06(10%), in 24 months the number of patients were 10(16.66%), in 30 months the number of patients were 04(6.66%) were detected. At age 35-40 years, there were 15(44.16%) Male and 13(50%) female, at age 41-55 years there were 10(29.41%) Male and 07(26.92%) Female, at age 56-66 years there were 07(20.58%) Male and 05(19.23%) Female, at age above 67 years there were 02(5.88%) Male and 01(3.84%) Female patients.

Conclusion: It was concluded that the time lapse from appearance of first symptoms to the patients first contact to hospital in laryngeal carcinoma was variable in different patients

Key Words: laryngeal carcinomna, time elapse, first symptom, hospital contact

Citation of article: Muhammad SR, Qureshi JR, Adnan A, Hamid K, Sabir M. Time Lapse from Appearance of first symptoms to the patients first contact to Hospital in Laryngeal Carcinoma. Med Forum 2020;31(9):164-168.