Potential drug interactions in intensive care patients at a teaching hospital Interacciones medicamentosas potenciales en pacientes de una unidad de terapia intensiva de un hospital universitario Interações medicamentosas potenciais em pacientes de unidade de terapia intensiva de um hospital universitário

• Main Authors: Rhanna Emanuela Fontenele Lima (Author), Silvia Helena De Bortoli Cassiani (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Universidade de São Paulo, 2009-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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This study assessed potential drugs interactions in intensive care patients at a university hospital in Ceará, northeast Brazil. Of 102 patients studied, 72.5% were exposed to 311 potential drug-drug interactions; 64% of them were females aged 60 years or more and hospital stay was at least 9 days....