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Edouard Faridovich Guilmetdinov1, Marwah Al-Khalaf1, Jilna Bhatt2
1School of Pharmacy and Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, Curtin University, Perth, Australia.
Background:
and purpose. Complementary medicines (CM) use may result in untoward effects perioperatively. The study purpose is to identify CM pattern of use amongst elective surgery patients, and improve effectiveness of information collection relating to CM use.
Materials And Methods:
This is a prospective observational cohort study. CM questionnaire was administered alongside standard hospital forms at pre-admission clinic over eight weeks.
Results:
992 patients attended pre-admission clinic; 317 patients were included in analysis. Introduction of CM questionnaire increased disclosure rate by 11.7% giving a total prevalence of 44.2%. CM use was significantly higher in females and in older patients. Top CM reported were vitamin D (12%) and omega-3 (12%). Majority of patients did not plan to withhold CM before surgery, and were not concerned about perioperative risks.
Conclusion:
Pre-admission clinics need to encourage CM disclosure. Patient education of potential risks and greater engagement of clinicians in patient assessment is required.
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