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Critically ill patients in the ICU had a organ dysfunction or more, so they are
dependent on sophisticated equipment, monitoring and therapy. One of the type
for therapy in the ICU is medication. The aim of this study is to observe the
pattern of medication in patients ICU Arifin Achmad General Hospital from July
to December 2015. This study is a descriptive retrospective study with secondary
sample from medical record. There were 150 samples that fulfilled the inclusion
criteria. Profile patients in the ICU were male patients comparable with female
patients. 56-65 years old were the common group age that hospitalized in the ICU
(22,6%). Length of stay were 1-7 days (68%). JKN was the most widely used for
payment (72.7%). Eighty five patients were improved and moved to other room
(56.7%). The major diagnosis of admission in the ICU was post surgery (22%).
Antiinfection was the most prescribed category of medication in ICU (18.8%).
The number of prescription were 6-10 drug (40.7%). Parenteral administration
was the most common route for administration (85.74%). Duration of therapy
were 1-7 days with the number of 1289 drugs (94%).
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ABSTRAK
Kata kunci: karakteristik, diagnosis, golongan obat, jumlah obat, cara pemberian,
lama penggunaan obat
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