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Evaluation Of Albumin Use In A Community Hospital Setting: A Retrospective Study Looking At Appropriate Use And Prescribing Patterns., Timothy Coyle, Samuel John
Evaluation Of Albumin Use In A Community Hospital Setting: A Retrospective Study Looking At Appropriate Use And Prescribing Patterns., Timothy Coyle, Samuel John
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PURPOSE: Albumin has been shown to be safe and effective in clinical practice for a wide variety of indications. The purpose of this medication use evaluation is to quantify the use of albumin in the community hospital setting based on indication and prescribing department.
METHODS: This study is a retrospective, single-center, chart review over a 6-month period of 186 patients aged 18 and older who were treated with IV human albumin 5% or 25% at a single 202-bed community hospital setting from February 1, 2020, to August 1, 2020. A chart review was completed for each patient and the data …