Late hospitalisation of children: some observations and experience.

Abstract

The author analyses the factors responsible for delayed hospitalisation of children which ultimately accounts for high rate of mortality. The problem becomes significant as 50 per cent deaths of children in hospital occur within first 24 hours of admission. The experiences included in this paper are based on personal observations and studies conducted by B. K. Shrimali at Smt. Patel Paediatric Centre, Government Medical College, Jabalpur (M.P.).