Polypharmacy--we make it worse! A cross-sectional study from an acute admissions unit.
Intern Med J
; 42(2): 208-11, 2012 Feb.
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| ID: mdl-22356496
ABSTRACT
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 (P < 0.001). Adverse drug reactions were responsible for 24 admissions (5.7%). Polypharmacy is made worse by acute admission to hospital.
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MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Admisión del Paciente
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Polifarmacia
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Efectos Colaterales y Reacciones Adversas Relacionados con Medicamentos
Tipo de estudio:
Observational_studies
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Prevalence_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Límite:
Aged
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Aged80
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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En
Año:
2012
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Article