High use of antibiotics in elderly patients at discharge after hospitalization for acute abdominal pain
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Background 8% of the annual discharges at our hospital of NykøbingFalster (NFS) are registered as acute abdominal pain. A former study in our department based on national data has demonstrated a high use of pain-killers, antibiotics, and antacids in these patients. We want to investigate if there is a difference in the drug consumption before and after hospitalization due to unspecific abdominal pain, in patients aged 18-60 compared to patients aged 80+.
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دوره 23 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2015