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Published in: Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine 1/2015

Open Access 01-12-2015 | Meeting abstract

Prescription of medication before and after acute admission with nonspecific abdominal pain

Authors: Lena Boulakh, Morten Lamberts, Hanne Jørsboe

Published in: Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine | Special Issue 1/2015

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Abdominal pain is among the most common symptoms leading to referral to emergency departments in Denmark. Many of these patients are discharged without a specific diagnosis despite thorough work-up. We set out to assess the drugs prescribed to these patients in order to identify preconditions prior to admission based on their pharmaceutical treatment. This aims to generate hypotheses of admission causes derived from the drugs the patients have been prescribed since knowledge of drugs consumption patterns can improve treatment regimes. …
Metadata
Title
Prescription of medication before and after acute admission with nonspecific abdominal pain
Authors
Lena Boulakh
Morten Lamberts
Hanne Jørsboe
Publication date
01-12-2015
Publisher
BioMed Central
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/1757-7241-23-S1-A23

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