[Impact of medium-term outcomes of inappropriate prescribing in older patients discharged from a short stay unit]. / Impacto de los resultados a medio plazo de la prescripción inadecuada en los pacientes ancianos dados de alta desde una unidad de corta estancia.

OBJECTIVE: To study the association between the potential inappropriate prescriptions (PIP) and the 30 and 180-day adverse event rate after discharge from a Short Stay Unit (SSU). METHODOLOGY: A retrospective cohort observational study was conducted on patients aged ≥75years discharged from an SSU from February to April, 2014. STOPP-START criteria version2 was used. The main outcome was 30 and 180-day adverse event rate after being discharged. RESULTS: A total of 179 patients, with a mean age of 84 (SD5) years were included. The presence of ≥1PIP after being discharged was not associated with a 30 and 180-day composite adverse event. Patients with ≥1PIP related to a cerebro-cardiovascular process were at higher risk of an adverse event at 30 days after discharge (adjusted OR, 2.1; 95%CI: 1.0-3.2; P=.045), those with ≥1PIP related to neuropsychiatric process and risk of fall were at higher risk of increased 30-day functional impairment (adjusted OR, 6.3; 95%CI: 1.7-22.5; P=.005), and those with ≥1PIP related to omission of cardiovascular system were at higher risk of 180-day hospital readmission (adjusted OR, 3.6; 95%CI: 1.5-8.3; P=.003). CONCLUSIONS: The presence of adverse events in older patients discharged from SSU may be associated with PIP, identified by STOPP-START criteria, and more specifically with drugs related to cardiovascular, neuropsychiatric disorders, and falls.

Impacto de los resultados a medio plazo de la prescripción inadecuada en los pacientes ancianos dados de alta desde una unidad de corta estancia / Impact of medium-term outcomes of inappropriate prescribing in older patients discharged from a short stay unit

OBJETIVO: Estudiar la asociación entre prescripciones potencialmente inapropiadas (PPI) y eventos adversos a los 30 y 180 días tras el alta de una unidad de corta estancia (UCE). MATERIAL Y MÉTODO: Estudio analítico observacional de cohortes retrospectivo que incluyó pacientes ≥ 75 años al alta de una UCE. Se utilizó la versión2 de los criterios STOPP-START. La variable resultado fue la presencia de algún evento adverso a 30 y 180 días. RESULTADOS: Se incluyeron 179 pacientes con una media de 84 (DE:5) años. La presencia de ≥ 1PPI al alta no se asoció con la aparición de algún evento adverso a los 30 ni a los 180días de manera global. La presencia de ≥ 1PPI al alta de fármacos del proceso cardiovascular tuvo mayor riesgo de presentar algún evento adverso a los 30 días del alta (OR ajustada 2,1; IC 95%: 1,0-3,2; p = 0,045), los fármacos del proceso "neuropsiquiátrico y riesgo de caídas" se relacionaron con deterioro funcional a los 30 días del alta (OR ajustada 6,3; IC 95%: 1,7-22,5; p = 0,005), y la omisión de fármacos del sistema cardiovascular se asoció con el reingreso a los 180 días (OR ajustada 3,6; IC95%: 1,5-8,3, p = 0,003). CONCLUSIONES: La presencia de eventos adversos de pacientes ancianos dados de alta de una UCE podría relacionarse con PPI detectadas por algunos criterios STOPP-START, y concretamente con los fármacos de los procesos cardiovasculares, neuropsiquiátrico y relacionado con las caídas

OBJECTIVE: To study the association between the potential inappropriate prescriptions (PIP) and the 30 and 180-day adverse event rate after discharge from a Short Stay Unit (SSU). METHODOLOGY: A retrospective cohort observational study was conducted on patients aged ≥ 75 years discharged from an SSU from February to April, 2014. STOPP-START criteria version2 was used. The main outcome was 30 and 180-day adverse event rate after being discharged. RESULTS: A total of 179 patients, with a mean age of 84 (SD5) years were included. The presence of ≥ 1PIP after being discharged was not associated with a 30 and 180-day composite adverse event. Patients with ≥1PIP related to a cerebro-cardiovascular process were at higher risk of an adverse event at 30 days after discharge (adjusted OR, 2.1; 95% CI: 1.0-3.2; P = .045), those with ≥1PIP related to neuropsychiatric process and risk of fall were at higher risk of increased 30-day functional impairment (adjusted OR, 6.3; 95% CI: 1.7-22.5; P = .005), and those with ≥ 1PIP related to omission of cardiovascular system were at higher risk of 180-day hospital readmission (adjusted OR, 3.6; 95% CI: 1.5-8.3; P = .003). CONCLUSIONS: The presence of adverse events in older patients discharged from SSU may be associated with PIP, identified by STOPP-START criteria, and more specifically with drugs related to cardiovascular, neuropsychiatric disorders, and falls

Perfil de riesgo y análisis comparativo de los errores de conciliación de medicamentos según el médico prescriptor y la herramienta de prescripción / Medication reconciliation errors according to patient risk and type of physician prescriber identified by prescribing tool used

Objetivo. Estudiar la frecuencia y el perfil de los pacientes ingresados que tienen mayor riesgo de errores de conciliación (EC) y si las prescripciones originadas por los médicos de urgencias (MU), mediante una herramienta de prescripción electrónica de texto libre, presentan más EC que las realizadas por los médicos responsables de la planta de hospitalización (MPH) con un programa de prescripción electrónica asistida. Método. Estudio de una serie de casos prospectivos con análisis transversal que incluyo por oportunidad a los pacientes ingresados en plantas de hospitalización convencional de los servicios de medicina interna, geriatría y oncología durante un periodo de 6 meses. Los EC detectados por un farmacéutico se analizaron en función de los factores de riesgo teóricos y del responsable de la prescripción (MU frente a MPH). Resultados. Se incluyeron 148 pacientes, 68 (45,9%) con prescripción de los MU y 80 (54,1%) de los MPH. El farmacéutico detecto 303 EC y 113 pacientes (76,4%) presentaron al menos un EC. No hubo diferencias significativas según el responsable de la prescripción conciliada. Los EC se asociaron a la polimedicación [OR 3,4 (IC 95%:1,2-9,0; p = 0,016)] y el tener pluripatología en el grupo de pacientes menores de 80 anos [OR 3,9 (IC95%:1,1-14,7; pinteracción = 0,039)]. Conclusiones. La frecuencia de EC es elevada indistintamente de si el responsable de la prescripción fue el MU o el MPH. Los pacientes con mayor riesgo de EC fueron los polimedicados y los menores de 80 años con pluripatología (AU)

Objectives. To study the frequency of medication reconciliation errors (MREs) in hospitalized patients and explore the profiles of patients at greater risk. To compare the rates of errors in prescriptions written by emergency physicians and ward physicians, who each used a different prescribing tool. Methods. Prospective cross-sectional study of a convenience sample of patients admitted to medical, geriatric, and oncology wards over a period of 6 months. A pharmacist undertook the medication reconciliation report, and data were analyzed for possible associations with risk factors or prescriber type (emergency vs ward physician). Results. A total of 148 patients were studied. Emergency physicians had prescribed for 68 (45.9%) and ward physicians for 80 (54.1%). A total of 303 MREs were detected; 113 (76.4%) patients had at least 1 error. No statistically significant differences were found between prescriber types. Factors that conferred risk for a medication error were use polypharmacy (odds ratio [OR], 3.4; 95% CI, 1.2-9.0; P=.016) and multiple chronic conditions in patients under the age of 80 years (OR, 3.9; 95% CI, 1.1-14.7; P=.039). Conclusion. The incidence of MREs is high regardless of whether the prescriber is an emergency or ward physician. The patients who are most at risk are those taking several medications and those under the age of 80 years who have multiple chronic conditions (AU)