Identifying and preventing adverse drug events in elderly hospitalised patients: A randomised trial of a program to reduce adverse drug effects

Journal of Nutrition, Health and Aging

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 57-61

  Trivalle, Christophe ^a   Cartier, T ^a   Verny, C ^b   Mathieu, A M ^c   Davrinche, P ^c   Agostini, H ^b   Becquemont, L ^b   Demolis, P ^d   Ankri, Joël ^e   Barbier, Béatrice ^f   Baulon, Alain ^e   Bocquet, Patrick ^c   Brémont, Séverine ^f   Cazorla, Hervé ^c   Charasz, Nathalie ^g   David, Jean Philippe ^h   Gallinari, Claude ⁱ   Guillemot, Didier ^j   Hamon, Brigitte ^a   Henry, Olivier ^h   Hervy, Marie Pierre ^b   Kunstler, Muriel ^f   Latierce, Alexia ^f   Lesourd, Fabien ^k   Marie, Isabelle ^f   Meaume, Sylvie ⁱ   Palisson, M ^l   Périlliat, Jean Guy ^l   Pibarot, Marie Laure ^k   Piette, François ⁱ   Rabus, Maité ^l   Rigaud, Anne Sophie ^g   Roger, Michel ^e   Sebbane, Georges ^m   more..

^a HÔPITAL PAUL BROUSSE   (France)

^b BICÊTRE HOSPITAL   (France)

^c Paris Descartes University   (France)

^d AFSSAPS   (France)

^e Hôpital Sainte Périne   (France)

^f URC Bicêtre

^g Paris Descartes University   (France)

^h Hôpitaux Universitaires Henri Mondor   (France)

ⁱ HÔPITAL CHARLES FOIX   (France)

^j INSTITUT PASTEUR   (France)

^k Siège APHP

^l DUPUYTREN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

^m Hôpital Sevran   (France)

more..

Author keywords

Adverse drug event; Elderly; Inpatients

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; ANTIDIABETIC AGENT; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT; BENZODIAZEPINE DERIVATIVE; CARDIOVASCULAR AGENT; CHOLINERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; DEXTROPROPOXYPHENE; DIURETIC AGENT; LOW MOLECULAR WEIGHT HEPARIN; MEPROBAMATE; NEUROLEPTIC AGENT; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; OPIATE; PSYCHOTROPIC AGENT; TRICYCLIC ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT;

ADVERSE DRUG REACTION; AGED; ARTICLE; BIOLOGIC ANOMALY; BIOLOGICAL ANOMALY; BLEEDING; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CHECKLIST; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONSTIPATION; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMENTIA; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIARRHEA; DRUG INDUCED DISEASE; DYSPNEA; EDUCATION PROGRAM; EYE DISEASE; FALLING; FEMALE; FRANCE; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASE; GERIATRIC PATIENT; HEALTH EDUCATION; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; MULTICENTER STUDY; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; NEOPLASM; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; NURSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REHABILITATION CENTER; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; SIDE EFFECT; SOMNOLENCE; UNSPECIFIED SIDE EFFECT; UROGENITAL TRACT DISEASE; VOMITING;

EID: 76749161364     PISSN: 12797707     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12603-010-0010-4     Document Type: Article

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