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Concurrent drug therapy in patients undergoing surgery
Author(s) -
Duthie D.J.R.,
Montgomery J.N.,
Spence A.A.,
Nimmo W.S.
Publication year - 1987
Publication title -
anaesthesia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.839
H-Index - 117
eISSN - 1365-2044
pISSN - 0003-2409
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2044.1987.tb03045.x
Subject(s) - medicine , surgery , prospective cohort study , drug , retrospective cohort study , pharmacotherapy , pharmacology
Summary In a retrospective study of 57 176 patients and a prospective study of 216 patients undergoing surgery, 24–32% of patients were receiving some concurrent medication. Between 10 and 16% were taking drugs for cardiovascular disease. Of these, only 71% had their normal medication prescribed before surgery and only 41% received their drugs on the day of surgery.