Naslov
THE USE OF DRUGS IN THE EMERGENCY SURGERY IN A WAR AREA: MEDICAL CENTER KARLOVAC, CROATIA

Autori
Žunić Josip

Izvornik
Pharmaca : hrvatski časopis za farmakoterapiju (0031-6857) 31 (1993), 3-4; 269-277

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Radovi u časopisima, članak, stručni

Ključne riječi
War and drugs

Sažetak
From October 1, 1991 to June 30, 1992 1, 162 war casualties were treated at the Emergency Unit of the Department of Surgery, Medical Center Karlovac, 687 (59, 1%) were treated on an outpatient basis, 424 (36, 5%) were admitted and hospitalized 27 (2.3%) died during reanimation. Antitetatus drugs were most commonly used (in 64.2% cases), followed by lidocaine (31.8%), analgesics (26.2%), infusions (25%), and antibiotics (24.8%). The most frequently used antibiotics were gentamicin (92%), clindamycin (51.7%) and benzyl penicillin (41.3%). Other antibiotics were applied in 8.7% cases. Metamizole was gh/en as analgesic to 304 (26.2%) patients, while 275 (23.7%) received also opioid analgesics. Infusions of electrolyte solutions were administered to 290 (25%) patients and 25 (2.2%) received also plasma substitutes. This study could be valuable in planning the needs of an emergency surgery unit in a war area, or of a mobile surgery team.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Kliničke medicinske znanosti

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