ArticleIranian journal of pharmaceutical research : IJPR2011
The evaluation of albumin utilization in a teaching university hospital in iran.
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- Clinical and economical impacts of guideline implementation by the pharmaceutical care unit for high cost medications in a referral teaching hospital.BMC health services research · 2018Article
- Reducing Inappropriate Utilization of Albumin: The Value of Pharmacist-led Intervention Model.Iranian journal of pharmaceutical research : IJPR · 2018Article
- Drug utilization evaluation of albumin in a teaching hospital of Mashhad, Iran: an interventional pre-post design study.International journal of clinical pharmacy · 2017Article
- Investigating the Use of Human Albumin in a Non-Teaching Hospital in Iran.Iranian journal of pharmaceutical research : IJPR · 2017Article
- Implementation of Pharmaceutical Practice Guidelines by a Project Model Based: Clinical and Economic Impact.Medicine · 2015Article
- A review of medication errors in iran: sources, underreporting reasons and preventive measures.Iranian journal of pharmaceutical research : IJPR · 2014Review
- Albumin Utilization Evaluation in a Major Teaching Hospital in Iran: Recommendations for Guideline Development.Journal of research in pharmacy practiceArticle
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Abstract
The goal of this study was to evaluate the pattern and the suitability of the human Albumin usage according to the available and reliable guidelines. A concurrent, cross-sectional study was performed in Shariati Hospital (associated with Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran). All inpatient adults that were prescribed albumin during the study period were evaluated to register the indications for albumin usage and specific patient information. The total 1281 vials of Albumin were prescribed for 135 patients during the study period. The most common reasons to prescribe albumin were volume expansion after the heart surgery (53.3%), nutrition source in malnourished patients (19.3%), paracentesis (12.9%), plasmapheresis (9.6%), hypoalbuminemia (3%) and the others (2.1%). Only 411 vials (32.1%) prescribed with 34 prescriptions (25.2%) were utilized appropriately based on the guidelines. The results showed that based on the guidelines, the most prescriptions of albumin in this hospital have not been written appropriately. Therefore, educational programs on using guidelines may help reduce albumin usage and treatment costs.
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