ANALYSIS OF DRUG ASSORTMENT FOR PAIN SYNDROME ARREST IN ELDERLY PATIENTS RENDERED ACUTE CARE

Aim. The aim of the study was to investigate the drugs used by emergency teams for arresting pain syndrome in elderly patients. Materials and methods. The study was conducted on the basis of State Budgetary Institution of the Republic Mari El “Republican Clinical Hospital for War Veterans” using the method of content-analysis of emergency cards. Emergency cards of 153 patients over sixty were studied. Results. It was established that 41,8 % of men and 58,2 % of women addressed for acute care. The mean age of patients was 84,3 ± 4,26 years. For all kinds of pain, there were administered 51alalgetics, 26 adjuvants and 76 other drugs. It was stated during the study that 9,2 % of drugs were administered with violation of application instructions. It was detected that out of 40 cases of ketorolac administration, 10 (25 %) were irrational. The most common error is combined administration with acetylsalicytic acid (6 cases). Conclusions. It is necessary to increase the level of knowledge of emergency team specialists regarding the problems of rational administration of drugs for pain syndrome arrest taking into account patients’ old age and possible medicamentous interactions.

Elderly patient, drugs, drug provision, emergency, analgetics, adjuvants