Drug-Related Problems in Elderly Patients Attended to by Emergency Services.

The progressive aging and comorbidities of the population have led to an increase in the number of patients with polypharmacy attended to in the emergency department. Drug-related problems (DRPs) have become a major cause of admission to these units, as well as a high rate of short-term readmissions. Anticoagulants, antibiotics, antidiabetics, and opioids have been shown to be the most common drugs involved in this issue. Inappropriate polypharmacy has been pointed out as one of the major causes of these emergency visits. Different ways of conducting chronic medication reviews at discharge, primary care coordination, and phone contact with patients at discharge have been shown to reduce new hospitalizations and new emergency room visits due to DRPs, and they are key elements for improving the quality of care provided by emergency services.

Cohort Multicenter Study on the Role of Medications in Parenteral Nutrition-Related Alteration of Liver Function Tests in Adults.

BACKGROUND: Our objective was to assess in non-critically-ill adult inpatients receiving parenteral nutrition (PN) the risk of developing liver function test (LFT) alterations when receiving concomitant possibly hepatotoxic medications or others reported to improve LFTs during PN. METHODS: A multicenter retrospective analysis of prospectively collected data was performed on patients receiving PN. Two groups were recruited: group LALT (patients with any LFT alterations during PN), and group NOLALT (patients without such alterations). Exclusion criteria were previous sepsis, shock, renal failure, hyperglycemia, LFT alteration, or biliopancreatic surgical procedures. Medications were classified into 2 categories: medications reported to improve LFTs during PN (n = 8) and possibly hepatotoxic medications (n = 54), including a subgroup of possibly highly hepatotoxic medications (n = 30). RESULTS: The study included 200 patients, 136 (68.0%) in the LALT group. The groups differed in the number of patients requiring surgical intervention ≤7 days before PN (LALT, 94 [69.1%]; NOLALT, 29 [45.3%]; P < .002) and those receiving possibly hepatotoxic medications (LALT, 126 [92.6%]; NOLALT, 45 [70.3%]; P < .001). Variables in the final Cox regression model were possibly hepatotoxic medications, odds ratio (OR) 3.310 (1.678-6.530); surgical intervention prior to PN, OR 1.861 (1.277-2.711); baseline triglyceridemia, OR 1.005 (1.001-1.009); and creatinine, OR 1.861 (1.043-3.323). CONCLUSIONS: Patients who received PN and concomitantly possibly hepatotoxic medications had a 3-fold risk of developing LFT alterations. Medications reported to improve LFTs had no effect. The use of possibly hepatotoxic medications during PN was associated with LFT alterations.

Multicenter study of parenteral nutrition in non-critically ill elderly patients compared to younger patients - Study IAIOS-PN (Incidence and Assessment of Iatrogenesis in Older Subjects receiving Parenteral Nutrition).

OBJECTIVE: this study assessed the incidence of hyperglycemia, hypertriglyceridemia, and liver function test (LFT) alterations among patients older and younger than 65 years receiving parenteral nutrition (PN). A secondary objective was to compare the incidence of any of these three events. MATERIAL AND METHODS: inclusion criteria were non-critically ill adult inpatients receiving PN for ≥ 7 days in 15 hospitals in Spain. Exclusion criteria were hyperglycemia, hypertriglyceridemia, LFT alterations, sepsis, shock, pancreatic/hepatobiliary surgery, renal failure, diabetes mellitus (DM) type 1, insulin-treated DM type 2, acute DM complications, or obesity prior to PN. Patients were classified into groups YOUNG (aged 35-64) and OLD (aged 65-95). RESULTS: this study recruited 200 patients. Group YOUNG included 63 (31.5%) patients and OLD, 137 (68.5%). Hyperglycemia appeared in 37 (18.5%) patients, eight (12.7%) in group YOUNG and 29 (21.2%) in group OLD (p = 0.174). Hypertriglyceridemia appeared in only one (0.7%) patient. LFT alterations appeared in 141 (70.5%) patients, 44 (69.8%) in group YOUNG and 97 (70.8%) in group OLD (p = 1.000). The model for hyperglycemia included DM type 2, previous surgical procedure, and use of hyperglycemia-inducing medications. The model for LFT alteration included previous surgical procedure, amount of lipids and amino acids, medications causing LFT alterations and a trend for age group. The model for any event included surgical procedure, DM type 2, and medications causing alterations. CONCLUSION: patients of ≥ 65 years receiving PN had similar incidences of hyperglycemia, hypertriglyceridemia, and LFT alterations as younger patients. Additionally, older patients had trends toward lower LFT alterations.

Multicenter study of parenteral nutrition in non-critically ill elderly patients compared to younger patients - Study IAIOS-PN (Incidence and Assessment of Iatrogenesis in Older Subjects receiving Parenteral Nutrition) / Estudio multicéntrico de nutrición parenteral en pacientes ancianos no críticos comparados con pacientes más jóvenes - Estudio IAIOS-PN (Incidencia y Valoración de Yatrogenia en Sujetos Ancianos que reciben Nutrición Parenteral)

Objective: this study assessed the incidence of hyperglycemia, hypertriglyceridemia, and liver function test (LFT) alterations among patients older and younger than 65 years receiving parenteral nutrition (PN). A secondary objective was to compare the incidence of any of these three events. Material and methods: inclusion criteria were non-critically ill adult inpatients receiving PN for ≥ 7 days in 15 hospitals in Spain. Exclusion criteria were hyperglycemia, hypertriglyceridemia, LFT alterations, sepsis, shock, pancreatic/hepatobiliary surgery, renal failure, diabetes mellitus (DM) type 1, insulin-treated DM type 2, acute DM complications, or obesity prior to PN. Patients were classified into groups YOUNG (aged 35-64) and OLD (aged 65-95). Results: this study recruited 200 patients. Group YOUNG included 63 (31.5%) patients and OLD, 137 (68.5%). Hyperglycemia appeared in 37 (18.5%) patients, eight (12.7%) in group YOUNG and 29 (21.2%) in group OLD (p = 0.174). Hypertriglyceridemia appeared in only one (0.7%) patient. LFT alterations appeared in 141 (70.5%) patients, 44 (69.8%) in group YOUNG and 97 (70.8%) in group OLD (p = 1.000). The model for hyperglycemia included DM type 2, previous surgical procedure, and use of hyperglycemia-inducing medications. The model for LFT alteration included previous surgical procedure, amount of lipids and amino acids, medications causing LFT alterations and a trend for age group. The model for any event included surgical procedure, DM type 2, and medications causing alterations. Conclusion: patients of ≥ 65 years receiving PN had similar incidences of hyperglycemia, hypertriglyceridemia, and LFT alterations as younger patients. Additionally, older patients had trends toward lower LFT alterations

Objetivo: valorar la incidencia de hiperglicemia, hipertrigliceridemia y alteraciones de los parámetros bioquímicos hepáticos (PBH) en pacientes mayores de 65 años frente a pacientes más jóvenes con nutrición parenteral (NP). El objetivo secundario fue comparar la incidencia de cualquiera de los tres eventos. Material y métodos: se incluyeron adultos no críticos hospitalizados que recibieron NP durante siete días o más en 15 hospitales españoles. Se excluyeron pacientes con hiperglicemia, hipertrigliceridemia, alteración de los PBH, sepsis, shock, cirugía biliopancreática, insuficiencia renal, diabetes tipo 1 o tipo 2 insulinodependiente, complicaciones diabéticas agudas y obesidad previas a la NP. Los pacientes se clasificaron en dos grupos: YOUNG (35-64 años) y OLD (65-95 años). Resultados: se incluyeron 200 pacientes; 63 (31,5%) en el grupo YOUNG y 137 (68,5%) en el OLD. Se detectó hiperglicemia en 37 (18,5%) pacientes, ocho (12,7%) en el grupo YOUNG y 29 (21,2%) en el OLD (p = 0,174). Solo hubo un caso (0,7%) de hipertrigliceridemia. Alteraciones de PBH aparecieron en 141 (70,5%) pacientes, 44 (69,8%) en el grupo YOUNG y 97 (70,8%) en el OLD (p = 1,000). El modelo para hiperglicemia incluyó como variables diabetes tipo 2, cirugía previa y el uso de medicamentos hiperglucemiantes. El modelo para alteración de PBH incluyó cirugía previa, dosis de lípidos y aminoácidos y medicaciones hepatotóxicas. Hubo una tendencia a menor alteración por la edad. El modelo global para cualquier evento incluyó cirugía previa, diabetes tipo 2 y medicaciones que causen las alteraciones estudiadas. Conclusión: los pacientes de 65 años o más que recibieron NP tuvieron incidencias similares de hiperglicemia, hipertrigliceridemia y alteración de PBH a las de los pacientes más jóvenes. Hubo una tendencia a menor alteración de PBH en los pacientes mayores

An antimicrobial stewardship program reduces antimicrobial therapy duration and hospital stay in surgical wards / Un programa de uso de antimicrobianos reduce la duración de la terapia antimicrobiana y la estancia hospitalaria en salas de cirugía

We report a quasi-experimental study of the implementation of an antimicrobial stewardship program in two surgical wards, with a pre-intervention period with just assessment of prescription and an intervention period with a prospective audit on antibiotic prescription model. There was a significant reduction of length of stay and the total days of antimicrobial administration. There were no differences in mortality between groups. The antimicrobial stewardship program led to the early detection of inappropriate empirical antibiotic treatment and was associated with a significant reduction in length of stay and the total duration of antimicrobial therapy (AU)

Presentamos un estudio cuasi-experimental de la aplicación de un programa de uso de terapia antimicrobiana en dos salas quirúrgicas, con un período de pre-intervención en que se realizó evaluación de la prescripción y un período de intervención con una auditoría prospectiva sobre la prescripción antibiótica siguiendo un modelo de recomendación. Hubo una reducción significativa de la estancia media y del total de días de tratamiento antibiótico. No hubo diferencias en la mortalidad entre los grupos. El programa de uso de terapia antimicrobiana condujo a la detección precoz de tratamiento antibiótico empírico inadecuado y se asoció con una reducción significativa de la estancia media y la duración total de la terapia antimicrobiana (AU)

Novetats farmacològiques en pediatria a Espanya: any 2009 / No disponible

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Novetats farmacològiques en pediatria a Espanya: any 2008 / No disponible

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