Assessment of postoperative changes in antihypertensive drug consumption in patients with primary aldosteronism using the defined daily dose

• Published in: Asian journal of surgery Vol. 37; no. 4; pp. 190 - 194
• Main Authors: Utsumi, Takanobu, Kawamura, Koji, Imamoto, Takashi, Kamiya, Naoto, Nagano, Hidekazu, Tanaka, Tomoaki, Nihei, Naoki, Naya, Yukio, Suzuki, Hiroyoshi, Ichikawa, Tomohiko
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: China Elsevier B.V 01.10.2014; Elsevier
• Subjects: Adrenalectomy; Adult; Antihypertensive Agents - administration & dosage; Antihypertensive Agents - therapeutic use; defined daily dose; Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; Female; Humans; Hyperaldosteronism - complications; Hyperaldosteronism - drug therapy; hypertension; Hypertension - drug therapy; Hypertension - etiology; Japanese; laparoscopic adrenalectomy; Laparoscopy; Male; Middle Aged; Postoperative Period; primary aldosteronism; Retrospective Studies; Surgery; laparoscopic adrenalectomy; defined daily dose; hypertension; Japanese; primary aldosteronism

Summary Background The number of antihypertensive drug classes cannot accurately reflect the total consumption of antihypertensive drugs used to control blood pressure. The defined daily dose has been adopted to permit consumption analysis of many prescribed drugs. The aim of the present study was t...