[Clinical outcomes research of use of Shenfu injection based on hospital information system].

OBJECTIVE: To know how Shenfu injection is used in clinical practice and to provide a reference for guiding clinical use of Shenfu injection. METHOD: Extract Shenfu injection's post-marketing re-evaluation data from the hospital information system (HIS) of 20 national grade III-A General Hospitals, use basic statistical analysis methods to analyze Shenfu injection's indications, usage and dosage, treatment course etc. in clinical practice. RESULT: In patients using Shenfu injection, the average age was 62. 15, and patients mainly concentrated in cardiovascular medicine. In clinical practice, Shenfu injection was used mainly for treatment of coronary heart disease (diagnosed as chest obstruction in traditional Chinese medicine). The treatment course mainly ranged from 3 to 7 days, and the dosage was within the limits prescribed by the instruction. CONCLUSION: Shenfu injection was mainly used for elderly patients, and has been used according to instruction in practice almostly.