Antihypertensive regimen among primary hypertension inpatients,2015-2018:an analysis on medical records of three tertiary hospitals in Anshan city
Objective To examine antihypertensive regimens among primary hypertension inpatients during 2015-2018 in Anshan city of Liaoning province for evaluating rational medication of hypertensive patients.Methods Using stratified random sampling through hospital information systems,we extracted medical records of 3 600 primary hypertension patients hospitalized at three tertiary first-class hospitals during 2015-2018(300 records/per year/per hospital)in Anshan city.The clinical characteristics and antihypertensive regimens of the inpatients were statistically analyzed.Results Of all the inpatients,525(14.58%),1 032(28.67%),and 2043(56.75%)were diagnosed with hypertension of stage Ⅰ,Ⅱ,and Ⅲ,respectively.The proportions of the inpatients having concomitant diseases were 21.17%for left ventricular hypertrophy,8.36%for carotid atherosclerosis,14.28%for coronary heart disease,9.00%for heart failure,12.42%for ischemic stroke,7.47%for hemorrhagic stroke,and 6.31%for chronic kidney disease.Among all the inpatients during the hospitalizations,1 004(27.89%)had single antihypertensive medication and 2 596(72.11%)had combined antihypertensive medication.Among the monotherapy regimens,calciumion antagonists(CCB)was the most frequently used drug in 325(32.37%)of the inpatients,followed by angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitors(ACEI)in 210(20.92%)of the inpatients.Of the inpatients with the combined regimens,588(22.65%)had the medication of ACEI/angiotensin receptor blocker(ARB)plus CCB plus diuretic and 587(22.61%)had the medication of ACEI/ARB plus β-receptor blocker plus CCB.The antihypertensive regimens differed significantly by hypertension stage among the inpatients(x2=1 922.86,P<0.001).Conclusion For the primary hypertensive patients hospitalized during 2015-2018 in Anshan city,more than a half had stage Ⅲ hypertension and left ventricular hypertrophy,coronary artery disease,and ischemic stroke were major concomitant diseases;CCB was a main monotherapy and ACEI/ARB plus CCB plus diuretic was a main combined antihypertensive regimen in the treatment of the inpatients during hospitalization.
hypertensioninpatientspharmacoepidemiologycharacterizationAnshan city