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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Autors principals:	Vishal Sehgal, Sukhminder Jit Singh Bajwa, Rinku Sehgal, Anurag Bajaj, Upinder Khaira, Victoria Kresse
Format:	Artigo
Idioma:	Inglês
Publicat:	Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2013-01-01
Col·lecció:	Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care
Matèries:	Adverse drug reactions Beer′s Criteria geriatric population polypharmacy potentially inappropriate medications readmission
Accés en línia:	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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