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Table 7 Treatment outcome and drug use assessment of acute heart failure patients admitted to Tikur Anbessa Specialized Hospital, Ethiopia between May 15 to September 12, 2017 (n = 169)

From: Treatment outcome and its predictors among patients of acute heart failure at a tertiary care hospital in Ethiopia: a prospective observational study

Treatment outcome and drug use assessment

Frequency (%)

Clinically improved

140 (82.8)

In-hospital mortality

29 (17.2)

Adverse drug events

47 (27.8)

Electrolyte imbalance

39 (23.1)

Digoxin and warfarin toxicity

8 (4.7)

Inappropriate drug dose

5 (3.0)

Othersa

4 (2.4)

  1. NB: aInappropriate drug administered, inappropriate drug combination, prescribed drug not available