Inappropriate medication administration to the acutely ill elderly: A nationwide emergency department study, 1992-2000

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Volumn 52, Issue 11, 2004, Pages 1847-1855

  Caterino, Jeffrey M ^a,d   Emond, Jennifer A ^b   Camargo Jr , Carlos A ^b,c  

^a ALLEGHENY GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^d OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Beers criteria; Emergency services; Geriatrics; Inappropriate; Prescribing

Indexed keywords

DEXTROPROPOXYPHENE; DIAZEPAM; DIPHENHYDRAMINE; HYDROXYZINE; PETHIDINE; PROMETHAZINE; DRUG;

ACUTE DISEASE; AGED; ARTICLE; DRUG MONITORING; DRUG USE; EMERGENCY MEDICINE; GERIATRIC CARE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PATIENT CARE; PRESCRIPTION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DRUG CONTRAINDICATION; DRUG UTILIZATION; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FEMALE; GERIATRICS; MALE; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

ACUTE DISEASE; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DRUG UTILIZATION; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; GERIATRICS; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 16544392708     PISSN: 00028614     EISSN: 15325415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.2004.52503.x     Document Type: Article

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