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ArticleBioMed research international2021

Drug-Related Problems among Hospitalized Surgical Elderly Patients in China.

Long Meng, Can Qu, Xia Qin, Huali Huang, Yongsheng Hu, Feng Qiu, Shusen Sun

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Article in BioMed research international, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.

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Long MengDepartment of Pharmacy, The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China.
Can QuDepartment of Pharmacy, The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China.
Xia QinDepartment of Pharmacy, The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China.
Huali HuangDepartment of Pharmacy, The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China.
Yongsheng HuDepartment of Pharmacy, The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China.
Feng QiuDepartment of Pharmacy, The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0611-1687
Shusen SunDepartment of Pharmacy Practice, College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, Western New England University, Springfield, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9014-7329

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Abstract

There is a lack of data on drug-related problems (DRPs) among elderly patients from surgical departments. The current study is aimed at identifying and categorizing types of DRPs and assessing the severities of the DRPs. Medication orders for hospitalized patients aged ≥65 years from six surgery departments were reviewed to determine DRPs over 6 months in a tertiary teaching hospital of Chongqing, China. DRPs were classified based on the Pharmaceutical Care Network Europe classification V8.02. The severity ratings of the DRPs were assessed using the National Coordinating Council for Medication Error Reporting and Prevention classification. A total of 53,231 medication orders from 1,707 elderly patients were reviewed, and 1,061 DRPs were identified. Treatment safety (44.9%) was the most common DRP type. Drug selection (43.1%) and dose selection (43.1%) were the major causes of DRPs. A total of 75.1% of the DRPs were classified into severity categories B to D (causing no or potential harm), and 24.9% were classified as categories E to H (causing actual harm). DRPs are common in hospitalized elderly surgical patients. Pharmacists should provide medication order reviews in this vulnerable patient population.

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HospitalizationMedication ErrorsAgedAged, 80 and overChinaDrug-Related Side Effects and Adverse ReactionsFemaleHumansMalePolypharmacy

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