Descriptive analysis of patient readmissions within 60 days due to medication-related events

Hospital Pharmacy

Volumn 50, Issue 7, 2015, Pages 595-602

  Thomas, Julin ^a   Coralic, Aida ^a   Ruegger, Melanie ^a   Thompson Moore, Nathaniel ^a  

^a HOUSTON METHODIST HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Discharge; Medications; Pharmacist; Readmissions

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ADULT; ADVERSE DRUG REACTION; ARTICLE; CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DIABETES MELLITUS; DRUG CHOICE; DRUG COST; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG TREATMENT FAILURE; DRUG USE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HUMAN; HYPERLIPIDEMIA; HYPERTENSION; LENGTH OF STAY; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICATION THERAPY MANAGEMENT; MIDDLE AGED; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT CARE; PHARMACEUTICAL CARE; PHARMACIST; PNEUMONIA; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; PRESCRIPTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SICKLE CELL CRISIS; TREATMENT DURATION;

EID: 84975769704     PISSN: 00185787     EISSN: 19451253     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1310/hpj5007-595     Document Type: Article

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