Marie-Louise Mariager Pedersen
Queen Ingrid Primary Health Care Center,
Nuuk, Greenland
Denmark
Research Article
Incidence of Patients Diagnosed With Acute Cystitis in Nuuk, Greenland Management in the Primary Health Care Setting
Author(s): Marie-Louise Mariager Pedersen and Michael Lynge PedersenMarie-Louise Mariager Pedersen and Michael Lynge Pedersen
Objective: To estimate the incidence of adult patients diagnosed with acute cystitis and evaluate the assessment and treatment of acute cystitis in Nuuk, Greenland. Study design: Retrospective follow-up study including all adult patients diagnosed with acute cystitis at Queen Ingrid Primary Health Care Center within a fourteen-day long observation period. Methods: Patients diagnosed with acute cystitis were identified using the electronical medical record (EMR). From EMR information about age, gender, diagnose, examinations, treatment and medical history was obtained. Results: A total of 66 patients (7 males and 59 females) diagnosed with acute cystitis were identified. Out of the 66 patients, 34 patients were classified with uncomplicated acute cystitis, while the other 32 patients were classified with complicated acute cystitis. The overall incidence rate among female patients was 1.. View More»
