Investigation of herbal products used by patients before surgery

Purpose: This study aims to investigate patients' use of herbal products before surgery.Material and methods: The study was conducted among patients at a surgical clinic in a university hospital in Western Turkey from 1 January to 31 March 2019. The researchers developed a questionnaire, in acc...

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Published in:Progress in health sciences 2024-06, Vol.14 (1), p.7-14
Main Authors: Ozsaker, E, Cengiz, H, Pursal, M
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Data collection
Demographics
Dietary supplements
Drug interactions
Electrolytes
Herbal medicine
Hospital patients
Marital status
Medical personnel
Medical research
Medical supplies
Medicine, Botanic
Medicine, Experimental
Medicine, Herbal
Patient safety
Product discontinuation
Questionnaires
Regression analysis
Sociodemographics
Surgery
Surgical clinics
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Summary:Purpose: This study aims to investigate patients' use of herbal products before surgery.Material and methods: The study was conducted among patients at a surgical clinic in a university hospital in Western Turkey from 1 January to 31 March 2019. The researchers developed a questionnaire, in accordance with existing literature, to gather data on patients' use of herbal products prior to surgery.Results: It was discovered that before surgery, 63% of patients used herbal products. Of those patients, 90.5% reported that their physicians did not inquire about their use of herbal products, and just 17% of patients knew the need to discontinue herbal products two weeks before the operation.Conclusion: Many surgical patients use herbal products, but most are unaware that they should stop two weeks before the operation. Furthermore, the medical staff has not proactively asked patients about their use of herbal products.
ISSN:2083-1617
2083-6260
DOI:10.5604/01.3001.0054.6291