Pharmaceutical Care for Sotalol-induced QT Prolongation in Aged Patient with Heart Failure / 中国药房
China Pharmacy
;
(12): 3284-3287, 2016.
Article
in Chinese
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-504913
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
To explore the role of clinical pharmacists participating in the prevention and treatment of sotalol-in-duced QT prolongation in aged patient with heart failure.METHODS:
Clinical pharmacists participated in the treatment for a aged patient with heart failure,and assisted physicians to identify and assess the risk of sotalol-induced QT prolongation. According to the clinical symptoms and laboratory indexes,it was suggested to continue to use sotalol for antiarrhythmic,adjust the hepatoprotec-tive drug,given pharmaceutical care of ECG,electrolyte level monitoring,drug education and so on.RESULTS:
Physicians adopt-ed the suggestions of clinical pharmacists to relive the illness without malignant arrhythmia and discharged after 11 d. CONCLU-SIONSThe patient with heart failure should be dominated by improving cardiac function and maintaining hemodynamic stability;combined with related guidelines and documentation,clinical pharmacists can assist physicians to identify the drug that induced QT prolongation,asses the risk of torsades de pointes ventricular tachycardia and other bad consequences,develop and optimize the regimen and strengthen pharmaceutical care to ensure the safe and effective treatment.
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Index:
WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Type of study:
Practice guideline
Language:
Chinese
Journal:
China Pharmacy
Year:
2016
Type:
Article
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