Polypharmacy and potentially inappropriate medication use as the precipitating factor in readmissions to the hospital

Polypharmacy and potentially inappropriate medication use as the precipitating factor in readmissions to the hospital

Background and Aim: Readmission to the hospital within 30 days of discharge from the hospital is a common occurrence. Congestive heart failure is the most common cause of readmissions in the hospital. We hypothesized that irrespective of the admission diagnosis polypharmacy and potentially inappropr...

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Main Authors: Vishal Sehgal, Sukhminder Jit Singh Bajwa, Rinku Sehgal, Anurag Bajaj, Upinder Khaira, Victoria Kresse
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2013-01-01
Series:Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care
Subjects:
Adverse drug reactions
Beer′s Criteria
geriatric population
polypharmacy
potentially inappropriate medications
readmission
Online Access:http://www.jfmpc.com/article.asp?issn=2249-4863;year=2013;volume=2;issue=2;spage=194;epage=199;aulast=Sehgal

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