95 gastroenteritis patients treated at PIMS in 24 hours

Islamabad As many as 95 patients suffering from gastroenteritis ended up for treatment in the emergency department of the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (PIMS) during the last 24 hours. A majority of the patients were severely dehydrated and in a state of shock, the hospital’s spokesman Dr. Waseem Khwaja informed on Thursday. Even though the incidence of gastroenteritis has registered an increase of 2% from last year, the condition has neither assumed the shape of an epidemic, nor has any gastroenteritis-induced death been reported so far, Dr. Waseem said in response to a question. The PIMS spokesman said many of the patients with gastroenteritis demonstrated cholera-like symptoms, which were ruled out after investigations. He said, emergency treatment is being provided to patients in the form of rapid replacement of... [read full story]