Inappropriate medication use in older adults undergoing surgery: A national study

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Volumn 59, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 2139-2144

  Finlayson, Emily ^a,d   Maselli, Judith ^b   Steinman, Michael A ^c,e   Rothberg, Michael B ^f,g   Lindenauer, Peter K ^f,g   Auerbach, Andrew D ^b  

^a Department of Surgery ^*  (United States)

^b Division of Hospital Medicine   (United States)

^c Division of Geriatrics   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^e SAN FRANCISCO VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^f BAYSTATE MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^g TUFTS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

older adults; potentially inappropriate medications (PIMs); surgery

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL SURGERY; GYNECOLOGIC SURGERY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; INAPPROPRIATE PRESCRIBING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MAJOR SURGERY; MALE; MEDICATION ERROR; ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; UROLOGIC SURGERY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; INPATIENTS; MALE; MEDICATION ERRORS; PATIENT SELECTION; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PREVALENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SAFETY MANAGEMENT; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, OPERATIVE; UNITED STATES; UNNECESSARY PROCEDURES;

EID: 81755161493     PISSN: 00028614     EISSN: 15325415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.2011.03567.x     Document Type: Article

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