Polypharmacy and medication related falls risk in orthogeriatric femoral fracture patients

Polypharmacy and medication related falls risk in orthogeriatric femoral fracture patients

Aim: To report polypharmacy rates and identify specific medications that increase falls risk in orthogeriatric femoral fracture patients. Method: A retrospective sub-analysis, using the electronic medical records of patients admitted with a minimal trauma femoral fracture to a tertiary teaching hosp...

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Main Authors: Van Tran, Emily Koong, Kristin Knorr
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of Huddersfield Press 2022-05-01
Series:British Journal of Pharmacy
Subjects:
polypharmacy
falls risk
femoral fractures
geriatrics
Online Access:https://www.bjpharm.org.uk/article/id/968/

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https://www.bjpharm.org.uk/article/id/968/

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