Why the study?
Does an increased number of discharge medications increase the risk of 30-day hospital readmission in older adults?
Population
Older adults aged >65 years discharged from the hospital, mean age 78 ± 9 years, 55% women, from a large…
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
30 days
Authors
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Polypharmacy at discharge was associated with 30-day readmission in older adults; leaves open whether targeted deprescribing reduces rehospitalizations.
Does an increased number of discharge medications increase the risk of 30-day hospital readmission in older adults?
An increased number of discharge medications, but not specifically Beers criteria medications, is an independent risk factor for 30-day hospital readmission in older adults.
Basnet et al. (2018) studied this question.
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