• 1. Chinese PLA General Hospital; Beijing 100853; China2. Xiao Tang Shan Hospital o f PLA; Beijing 1000003. West China Medical School; Sichuan University; C hengdu 610041;
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Objective  To study the medication usage in patients with severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS).
Methods  The information of the medications of 680 patients with SARS in Xiao Tang Shan Hospital was collected by HIS system and classified by using computer model on the basis of disease factor. The usage time and cases, and cost of these medications were calculated. The defined daily dose (DDD) and drug utilization index (DUI) were analyzed.
Results  A number of 359 drugs in 17 categories were applied to 680 patients with SARS. Most cases used antibacterial agents, the DDDs of immunomodulator and vitamins were the highest, the usage duration of vitamins and infusion fluids were the longest among 17 kinds of the drugs. The cost of methylpredni-solone injection was the highest. The mortality rate, kinds of drugs and frequency of drugs were higher in type C, type D and serious SARS patients than that of type A and common SARS patients.
Conclusions  Many kinds of medications have been prescribed to SARS patients. The dosages of these medication are very high, especially glucocorticoids, immuneomodulator and nutrient agents. The computer model on the basis of disease factor is probably valid, rapid and easy to standardize.

Citation: WANG Rui,ZHOU Xiaoqing,DONG Jun,WEI Rong,CAO Xiutang,Z HOU Yachun,WANG Jin,GUO Daihong,CHEN Kun,ZHOU Jian,WANG Jiesong,ZHU Xiumei,LIANG Beibei,XU Yanping,ZHOU Xianzhi,LI Youping,SUN Xin,XIONG Ying. Utilization Analysis of Drug Efficacy of the 680 Cases of SARS Patients in Xiao Tang Shan Hospital of PLA. Chinese Journal of Evidence-Based Medicine, 2004, 04(7): 474-481. doi: Copy