Retrospective Analysis of Patients with Bleeding Disorder Visited in Tertiary Care Hospital

Retrospective Analysis of Patients with Bleeding Disorder

Abstract

Background: Hemostasis is the procedure by which bleeding is stopped after injury to vasculature. There is an increasing incidence of patients with bleeding disorders among general population. Hence; the present retrospective was planned for assessing the patients with bleeding disorder Visited in Tertiary Care Hospital. Subjects and Methods: Data of a total of 53 consecutive patients who were referred to the Department of General Medicine, GMERS Medical College & Hospital, Himmatnagar, Gujarat, (India) with abnormalities in prothrombin times, partial thromboplastin times, or closure times were included in the present study. Complete demographic, clinical and past medical history of all the patients were obtained from their record files. Patients with incomplete record files were excluded from the present study. Out of these 53 patients, 49 patients underwent further specific diagnostic testing. Results: 18 patients had low von Willebrand factor levels, while 8 patients had platelet aggregation disorders. Hemophilia was found to be present in 12 patients. Factor VII deficiency was found to be present in 7 patients while factor XI deficiency was found to be present in 4 patents.  Conclusion: The laboratory investigation starts with the performance of the hemostasis screen. Therefore; adequate hematological investigations should be carried out in all suspected patients for reaching the final diagnosis.