Pvt Delhi hospital to write pollution-related in diagnosis of ICU patients
New Delhi Nov 17 PTI Amid deteriorating air quality in the national capital a private city hospital is planning to write pollution-related in diagnosis of patients in what could be a first for a medical facility here The Holy Family Hospital in Okhla will start this process for their ICU patients said Dr Sumit Ray head of the department of critical care at the hospital Worsening lung condition can be either due to infection seasonal change or due to pollution With X-rays cultures and certain bio-markers we will be able to rule out the possibility of the condition being due to infection or any other factor If those are negative and if there was a spike in pollution levels at that time and there was no other reason that triggered the problem we will put it in the final diagnosis that it was triggered by pollution he said When asked if it will also be done for the OPD patients he said that in the OPD setting it may be difficult because one doesnt carry out as many tests as are carried out for patients who are hospitalised We have been talking with our colleagues about this This is the first time any hospital will be writing such a diagnosis he said Recently a patient in Canada with breathing issues was diagnosed as suffering from climate change This story made an impact on me and I thought that we have to make it a part of our diagnosis It will be a constant reminder that the air quality levels are worsening he said Currently the hospital has one patient whose documents will mention pollution-related as a diagnosis There are two patients with acute exacerbation For one of these patients we are sure that the condition is pollution related and it will be there in the final diagnosis while for the other patient we are still evaluating Ray added PTI SLB AAR
New Delhi Nov 17 PTI Amid deteriorating air quality in the national capital a private city hospital is planning to write pollution-related in diagnosis of patients in what could be a first for a medical facility here The Holy Family Hospital in Okhla will start this process for their ICU patients said Dr Sumit Ray head of the department of critical care at the hospital Worsening lung condition can be either due to infection seasonal change or due to pollution With X-rays cultures and certain bio-markers we will be able to rule out the possibility of the condition being due to infection or any other factor If those are negative and if there was a spike in pollution levels at that time and there was no other reason that triggered the problem we will put it in the final diagnosis that it was triggered by pollution he said When asked if it will also be done for the OPD patients he said that in the OPD setting it may be difficult because one doesnt carry out as many tests as are carried out for patients who are hospitalised We have been talking with our colleagues about this This is the first time any hospital will be writing such a diagnosis he said Recently a patient in Canada with breathing issues was diagnosed as suffering from climate change This story made an impact on me and I thought that we have to make it a part of our diagnosis It will be a constant reminder that the air quality levels are worsening he said Currently the hospital has one patient whose documents will mention pollution-related as a diagnosis There are two patients with acute exacerbation For one of these patients we are sure that the condition is pollution related and it will be there in the final diagnosis while for the other patient we are still evaluating Ray added PTI SLB AAR
