Medicinski vjesnik, Vol. 19 No. (1-2), 1987.
Original scientific paper
A prospective observation of more serious side-effects of medicaments with hospitalized patients
Viktor Tica
Krešimir Vidović
Radivoj Kosanović
Stanko Biočić
Stjepan Radić
Abstract
We were engaged in the prospective observation of more seious side-effects with hospitalized patients caused by using medicaments in a course of a year. It was observed to what a degree side-effects were represented in different age and sex groups, which drugs caused more serious side-effects most often, to what a degree the number of medicaments taken during one hospitalization influenced the appearance of side-effects. The theoretical approach to side-effects was analysed, as well as the share which a cide-effect had in the development of complications of an illness, on prolonging the sojourn in hospital and, according to that, in the increase of hospitalization expenses; and finally, in the lethal result. In has been found that side-effects of drugs appear often, more often in female population, older
age groups. They complicate the therapy, increase the cost of treatment and contribute to the lethal end.
Keywords
prospective observation; side-effect
Hrčak ID:
197351
URI
Publication date:
1.12.1987.
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