Management of XXXX in a @entity1058 teaching clinic in Australia: review of clinical records.

@entity1 @entity2023 @entity565 @entity1729 @entity1576 @entity1058
BACKGROUND: @entity1 seek @entity1058 ( @entity1058 ) treatments for a variety of @entity1576 , e.g., @entity565 and @entity1729 ( @entity1729 ). No previous studies have reviewed the data available in medical records from Australian clinics. This study aims to identify the characteristics of @entity1 with @entity1576 who visited a @entity1058 teaching clinic at RMIT University in Melbourne, Australia. METHODS: Primary data from January 2010 to December 2011 were collected from @entity1 records in a @entity1058 teaching clinic at RMIT University. @entity1 data, including demographics, primary complaint, clinical history, lifestyle, @entity1058 treatment, and adverse events, were analyzed with descriptive statistics and the Chi square test using SPSS version 21.0. RESULTS: From 1677 clinical records we identified 261 @entity1 with @entity1576 . The @entity1 made a total of 842 visits (mean: 3.2 visits/ @entity1 ; range: 1-34 visits) during the study period. The mean age of the @entity1 was 38.5      17.9  years, and the majority were female (65.5  %). The most common @entity1576 were @entity1729 (27.8  %), cough (20.8  %), @entity2023 or @entity2023 (18.6  %), sinus congestion (11.2  %), and @entity565 (7.6  %). Acupuncture was given at almost all visits (97.5  %) and was frequently combined with herbs (64.0  %). Fifteen adverse events were reported, but none were considered severe. CONCLUSION: In the @entity1058 teaching clinic, respiratory conditions were a common presenting complaint of @entity1 , and were safely treated with a combination of acupuncture and herbs.
