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PCNE classification system-based pharmaceutical intervention practice for the use of antibiotics in elderly patients from the department of gastroenterology

FAN Manli, HAN Yi   

  1. Department of Pharmacology(FAN Manli); Department of Gastroenterology(HAN Yi), Fuyang Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Fuyang 236000, China
  • Received:2024-08-30 Online:2025-06-20 Published:2025-07-07
  • Contact: HAN Yi, Email:hanyi198009@163.com

Abstract: Objective To explore the effects of Pharmaceutical Care Network Europe (PCNE) classification system-based pharmaceutical intervention practice for the use of antibiotics in the elderly patients at Department of Gastroenterology. Methods A total of 210 inpatients with digestive system diseases at Department of Gastroenterology from April 2022 to April 2024 were divided into the control group (receiving routine treatment,n=105) and the intervention group(receiving PCNE classification system-based pharmaceutical intervention and routine treatment,n=105) by random number table method. The baseline data, the length of hospital stay and the cure rate of infection were compared between the two groups. Logistic regression analysis was used to explore the influencing factors for cure rate. Results There were no significant differences in the age, gender, type of digestive system disease, and status of infection between the two groups. A total of 110 antibiotics-related drug related problems(DRPs) were found in the intervention group. Each DRP was intervened at both the doctors (n=110) and patients (n=34) level. The acceptance rate of DRPs intervention was 95.14% (137/144). The percentage of DRPs fully resolved was 90.91% (100/110). The length of hospital stay in the intervention group was slightly longer than that in the control group but the difference was not statistically significant [(9.8±7.1) d vs(8.6±5.3) d,P=0.166]. Moreover, the cure rate of infection in the intervention group was higher than that in the control group (94.29% vs 82.86%, P=0.016). Multiple logistic regression analysis showed that the implementation of PCNE classification-based DRPs intervention was a protective factor for the infection cure rate in the elderly patients with digestive system diseases after adjusting for potential confounding factors (OR=0.828, 95%CI:0.625-0.922, P=0.028). Conclusions PCNE classification system-based pharmaceutical intervention can solve the antibiotics-related DRPs, and enhance the cure rate of infection in the elderly patients at Department of Gastroenterology.

Key words: Pharmaceutical Care Network Europe classification system, digestive system diseases, aged, pharmaceutical intervention, antibiotics, drug-related problems

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