Polypharmacy--we make it worse! A cross-sectional study from an acute admissions unit

Autor:	T M, Betteridge, C M, Frampton, D L, Jardine
Rok vydání:	2012
Předmět:	Aged 80 and over Hospitalization Male Cross-Sectional Studies Patient Admission Drug-Related Side Effects and Adverse Reactions Pharmaceutical Preparations Polypharmacy Humans Female Aged
Zdroj:	Internal medicine journal. 42(2)
ISSN:	1445-5994
Popis:	Although polypharmacy is a major problem in the elderly, very few data have been published from Australasia. We retrospectively audited 68% of elderly patients admitted acutely to our medical unit (n= 424, mean age 80.3 ± 8 years) during a 30-day period (September, 2008). We found that long-term medications increased during hospital stay from 6.6 ± 4 to 7.7 ± 4 (P0.001). Adverse drug reactions were responsible for 24 admissions (5.7%). Polypharmacy is made worse by acute admission to hospital.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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