Key result
Polypharmacy combined with potentially inappropriate medication use was significantly associated with early hospital readmission on the day of or the day after discharge (P < 0.001).
Why the study?
Does polypharmacy and potentially inappropriate medication use increase the risk of early hospital readmission in elderly patients?
Population
414 adults aged 65 years or older who were readmitted to a 250-bed community hospital within 30 days of…
Comparison
Polypharmacy and/or potentially inappropriate… vs No polypharmacy and/or no potentially…
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
30 days
Authors
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May flag higher very early readmission risk in elderly patients; hypothesis-generating for deprescribing trials.
Observational (n=414)
No
Does polypharmacy and potentially inappropriate medication use increase the risk of early hospital readmission in elderly patients?
p-value: p=<0.001
Polypharmacy, but not potentially inappropriate medication use alone, is significantly associated with very early (day 0 and day 1) hospital readmissions in elderly patients.
Sehgal et al. (2013) conducted an observational in Hospital readmission (n=414). Polypharmacy and potentially inappropriate medication (PIM) use vs. No polypharmacy and no inappropriate drugs was evaluated on Hospital readmission on day 1 (the day after discharge) (p=<0.001). Polypharmacy combined with potentially inappropriate medication use was significantly associated with early hospital readmission on the day of or the day after discharge (P < 0.001).
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