Risk of adverse drug events by patient destination after hospital discharge
| Autor: | Steven L. Clause, Darren M. Triller, Robert A. Hamilton |
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| Rok vydání: | 2005 |
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Drug
Male medicine.medical_specialty Drug-Related Side Effects and Adverse Reactions media_common.quotation_subject Risk Factors Hospital discharge medicine Adverse Drug Reaction Reporting Systems Humans Hypoalbuminemia Cognitive impairment media_common Aged Pharmacology Polypharmacy Aged 80 and over Heart Failure business.industry Health Policy Cardiovascular Agents Continuity of Patient Care Middle Aged medicine.disease Home Care Services Long-Term Care Patient Discharge Hospitalization Long-term care Tranquilizing Agents Heart failure Emergency medicine Female Patient destination business Cognition Disorders |
| Zdroj: | American journal of health-system pharmacy : AJHP : official journal of the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists. 62(18) |
| ISSN: | 1079-2082 |
| Popis: | Purpose. The prevalence of risk factors for adverse drug events (ADEs) in patients discharged from the hospital to various care settings was studied. Methods. Data on patient risk characteristics for ADEs were collected for hospital discharges for 2000. Differences in the prevalence of 10 risk characteristics among home health care (HHC), self-care (SC), and long-term-care (LTC) patients at the point of discharge were determined. Results. Data for 4250 discharges were analyzed. The three groups differed significantly in the distribution of risk characteristics. HHC patients had the highest prevalence of heart failure, cardiovascular medication use, and polypharmacy, and LTC patients had the highest prevalence of hypoalbuminemia, cognitive impairment, and psychiatric drug use. Conclusion. The risk of ADEs in patients discharged to HHC appeared to be comparable to or higher than that in patients discharged to LTC. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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