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- Title
Potentially inappropriate medications in older adults visiting a geriatric emergency department.
- Authors
Martini, Isadora D.; Correa, Fabiane G.; Castelo, Pedro R.; Morinaga, Christian V.; Gil‐Junior, Luiz A.; Aliberti, Márlon J. R.; Curiati, Pedro K.; Avelino‐Silva, Thiago J.
- Abstract
The article describes the prevalence of potentially inappropriate medications (PIM) according to updated criteria in a geriatric emergency department. Topics discussed include hospital admission and length of stay in acutely ill older patients, the 2019 Updated American Geriatrics Society (AGS) Beers criteria, and the need to develop and implement safe and effective pathways to modify prescriptions and interrupt PIMS in older adults.
- Publication
Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, 2022, Vol 70, Issue 7, p2164
- ISSN
0002-8614
- Publication type
Academic Journal
- DOI
10.1111/jgs.17783