Key result
Medication reconciliation at admission fails to reduce hospital length of stay versus usual care.
Why the study?
Medication reconciliation at hospital admission is important to identify and correct medication discrepancies, but its impact on length of hospital stay and acceptance by physicians needed evaluation.
Does medication reconciliation reduce length of hospital stay in patients admitted to general wards?
RCT (n=133)
randomized
No
Does medication reconciliation reduce length of hospital stay in patients admitted to general wards?
Absolute Event Rate: 9% vs 10%
p-value: p=0.620
Medication reconciliation at hospital admission did not significantly reduce length of stay but was effective in identifying and correcting medication discrepancies.
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Medication reconciliation did not reduce hospital stay; larger RCTs needed to confirm safety impact.
Mendes et al. (2016) conducted an RCT in Hospital admission (n=133). Medication reconciliation vs. Usual care was evaluated on Length of hospital stay (LHS) (p=0.620). Medication reconciliation at admission did not significantly reduce length of hospital stay compared to usual care (9±16 days vs 10±15 days, p=0.620).
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