Clinical toxicity of furosemide in hospitalized patients

• Published in: The American heart journal Vol. 94; no. 1; pp. 6 - 13
• Main Authors: Greenblatt, David J., Duhme, David W., Allen, Marcia D., Koch-Weser, Jan
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Mosby, Inc 01.07.1977

Of 17,068 hospitalized medical patients monitored in a drug surveillance program, 2,367 (13.9 per cent) received furosemide. Of these patients, 53 per cent were hospitalized with a primary (first) diagnosis of cardiovascular disease; many other patients had cardiovascular disorders coincident with o...