Incidence of deep-venous thrombosis in nursing home residents using megestrol acetate |
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| Authors: | Kropsky Benjamin Shi Yong Cherniack E Paul |
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| Affiliation: | The Jewish Home and Hospital for the Aged, Bronx, New York, USA. |
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| Abstract: | OBJECTIVE: To determine the incidence of deep venous thrombosis in users of megestrol acetate in population of institutionalized elderly. DESIGN: Retrospective chart review. SETTING: A teaching nursing home in New York City. MEASUREMENTS: Number of cases of deep venous thrombosis in megesterol users. RESULTS: The incidence of deep venous thrombosis in 246 users was 4.9% CONCLUSION: There is a six-fold higher incidence of deep venous thrombosis among megestrol users in this population than in the general population of institutionalized elderly. |
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