DRUG-RELATED PROBLEMS AMONG ELECTIVE SURGICAL PATIENTS
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elective surgical patients
Abstract
The aim of this study was to assess drug-related problems and determinants among elective surgical patients .
Methods:
A hospital-based prospective observational study was conducted. Data were collected through patients’ interview and physicians’ medication orders and charts review using pre-tested questionnaire and data abstraction formats. Drug-related problems were assessed for each patient using drug-related problem classification tool. Data were analyzed using Statistical Package for Social Science for windows; version 21.0. The predictors of drug-related problems were determined by multivariable logistic regression analysis. A p-value of less than or equal to 0.05 was considered to be statistically significant.
Results:
Of the total 141 participants, 98 (69.5%) of them had at least one drug-related problem during their hospital stay. A total of 152 drug-related problems were identified among 141 elective surgical patients. The most common identified drug-related problems were indication-related problems (39%) followed by effectiveness-related problems (21%) and safety-related problems (21%). The presence of complication (adjusted odds ratio = 2.90, 95% confidence interval (1.302, 3.460)), American Society of Anesthesiologists Physical Status ⩾ 2 (adjusted odds ratio = 6.01, 95% confidence interval (1.0011, 9.500)), and postoperative antibiotics (adjusted odds ratio = 6.027, 95% confidence interval (1.594, 22.792)) were independent predictors of drug-related problems.
Conclusion:
The prevalence of drug-related problems is high among elective surgical patients. The indication-related problems were the most common category of drug-related problem identified among elective surgical patients. The presence of complication, American Society of Anesthesiologists Physical Status ⩾ 2, and postoperative antibiotics were the independent predictors of drug-related problems.
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Dr Sameer Kumar
Assistant professor , department of general surgery , IQ city medical college , durgapur
Dr Vineet Verma
Assistant professor , department of general surgery , IQ city medical college , durgapur