Discontinuity of chronic medications in patients discharged from the intensive care unit

Journal of General Internal Medicine

Volumn 21, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 937-941

  Bell, Chaim M ^a,b,c   Rahimi Darabad, Parisa ^a   Orner, Avi I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c ST MICHAEL'S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Chronic medications; Continuity of care; Drug discontinuation; Intensive care unit; Patient safety

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ALLOPURINOL; ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; ANTILIPEMIC AGENT; ANTITHROMBOCYTIC AGENT; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; CHOLINERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CLOPIDOGREL; HISTAMINE H2 RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL COENZYME A REDUCTASE INHIBITOR; LEVOTHYROXINE; PROTON PUMP INHIBITOR; STEROID; TICLOPIDINE; WARFARIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CHRONIC DISEASE; FEMALE; GOUT; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; HYPERLIPIDEMIA; HYPOTHYROIDISM; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LENGTH OF STAY; LONG TERM CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIVARIATE LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; NURSING HOME PATIENT; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PEPTIC ULCER; PRESCRIPTION; THROMBOEMBOLISM;

AGED; CANADA; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; MALE; MEDICATION ERRORS; MEDICATION SYSTEMS, HOSPITAL; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; ODDS RATIO; PATIENT DISCHARGE; PROGRESSIVE PATIENT CARE;

EID: 33746523642     PISSN: 08848734     EISSN: 15251497     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02743141     Document Type: Article

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