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Prevalence of potentially inappropriate medications at admission and discharge among hospitalised elderly patients with acute medical illness at a single centre in Japan: a retrospective cross-sectional study.
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- Differences in the prescribing of potentially inappropriate medicines in older Australians: comparison of community dwelling and residential aged care residents.Scientific reports · 2020Article
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- Both New and Chronic Potentially Inappropriate Medications Continued at Hospital Discharge Are Associated With Increased Risk of Adverse Events.Journal of the American Geriatrics Society · 2020Article
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- Identification of potentially inappropriate medications with risk of major adverse cardiac and cerebrovascular events among elderly patients in ambulatory setting and long-term care facilities.Clinical interventions in aging · 2019Article
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- Factors associated with the use of potentially inappropriate medication by elderly patients prescribed at hospital discharge.Einstein (Sao Paulo, Brazil) · 2019Article
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Abstract
objectiveTo determine the prevalence of potentially inappropriate medications (PIMs) at admission and discharge among hospitalised elderly patients with acute medical illness in Japan.
designA retrospective single-centre cross-sectional study.
participantsHospitalised patients aged 65 years or older admitted for pneumonia, heart failure, ischaemic stroke, acute coronary syndrome, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease or asthma, gastrointestinal bleeding, urinary tract infection or epilepsy from September 2014 to June 2016 who were still alive at discharge.
main outcome measuresThe primary outcome was the proportion of patients taking at least one PIM at admission and discharge. PIMs were defined based on the 2015 American Geriatric Society Beers Criteria. Temporal changes in the proportion of patients taking at least one PIM from admission to discharge were also evaluated.
resultsDuring the study period, 689 eligible patients were identified. The median patient age was 82.0 years (IQR 76.0-88.0), 348 (50.5%) were men and the median number of medications at admission was 5.0 (IQR 3.0-8.0). The proportions of patients taking any PIMs at admission and discharge were 47.9% (95% CI 44.2% to 51.6%) and 25.1% (95% CI 21.9% to 28.4%), respectively. The proportion of patients taking any PIMs was significantly lower at discharge than at admission (reduction rate 0.48, 95%, CI 0.41 to 0.53).
conclusionsA substantial proportion of hospitalised elderly patients with acute medical illness took PIMs at admission and discharge. These findings should be confirmed at other hospitals in Japan.
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