Research Article

Drug Utilization Study in Medical Emergency Unit of a Tertiary Care Hospital in North India

Table 1

Various comorbid conditions in the cases studied.

S. numberUnderlying diseaseNumber of cases (%)

1Hypertension86 (26.06)
2Diabetes mellitus78 (23.63)
3Chronic kidney disease29 (8.78)
4Coronary artery disease19 (5.75)
5Tuberculosis16 (4.84)
6Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease15 (4.54)
7Chronic liver disease13 (3.93)
8Dilated cardiomyopathy12 (3.63)
9Cerebrovascular accidents10 (3.03)
10Cancer6 (1.81)
11Arrhythmias1 (0.30)