A focus on CKD reporting and inappropriate prescribing among older patients discharged from geriatric and nephrology units throughout Italy: A nationwide multicenter retrospective cross-sectional study

A focus on CKD reporting and inappropriate prescribing among older patients discharged from geriatric and nephrology units throughout Italy: A nationwide multicenter retrospective cross-sectional study

Older hospitalized patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) are part of the geriatric population with a substantial risk of potentially inappropriate medication (PIM) use. The high rates of multimorbidity and polypharmacy, along with the progressive decline of eGFR, contribute to increasing the ri...

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Main Authors: Filippo Aucella, Andrea Corsonello, Luca Soraci, Paolo Fabbietti, Michele Antonio Prencipe, Giuseppe Gatta, Fabrizia Lattanzio, Livio Cortese, Maria Rosaria Pagnotta, Raffaele Antonelli Incalzi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2022-10-01
Series:Frontiers in Pharmacology
Subjects:
inappropriate prescribing
CKD
real-world scenario
acute care units
hospital setting
older patients
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fphar.2022.996042/full

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