ArticleBMC complementary and alternative medicine2015
Herbal medicine use by surgery patients in Hungary: a descriptive study.
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- The use of complementary and alternative medicine among surgical patients: a cross-sectional study.Perioperative medicine (London, England) · 2024Article
- Preoperative Use and Discontinuation of Traditional Chinese Herbal Medicine and Dietary Supplements in Taiwan: A Cross-Sectional Questionnaire Survey.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- The use of dietary supplements by patients in the pre-operative period in the Czech Republic.International journal of clinical pharmacy · 2020Article
- Herbal Use among Presurgical Patients in Turkey: A Cross-Sectional Study.Anesthesiology research and practice · 2018Article
- Complementary and alternative medicine: attitudes, knowledge and use among surgeons and anaesthesiologists in Hungary.BMC complementary and alternative medicine · 2016Article
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Abstract
backgroundThe popularity of non-conventional treatments, especially the consumption of herbs is showing an increasing tendency all over the world. The consumption of herbal medicines might cause several complications during perioperative care.
methodsThe survey was conducted at the First Department of Surgery of Semmelweis University and focused on the demographics of patients consuming herbal medicines who had undergone elective surgery between July 1(st) 2014 and February 28(th) 2015. A one-page questionnaire, that the patients filled in individually and anonymously, was used. The response rate was 17.3 %.
resultsOut of the 390 patients who filled in the questionnaire, 7.2 % (28 patients) used herbal medicines, 3.6 % (14 patients) of them two weeks prior to their hospitalization. The other 3.6 % (14 patients) took herbal medicines sometime in the past. The majority of those who have ever consumed herbs are women (18/28), have completed secondary or tertiary education (23/28), more than half of them suffer from tumorous diseases and only a quarter of them (7/28) informed their physician about their use of herbal medication of their own accord.
conclusionsAttention must be paid to the exploration of herb consumption habits of surgery patients during the preoperative examinations in order to avoid potential side effects, complications or drug interactions.
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