Potentially Inappropriate Medication Use in Older Adults in the Preoperative Period: A Retrospective Study of a Noncardiac Surgery Cohort

Abstract Background Few studies have evaluated the prevalence of potentially inappropriate medications (PIMs) and its association with postoperative outcomes in a geriatric population in the preoperative setting. Objectives The purpose of this study was to evaluate the prevalence of PIMs in an older...

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Main Authors: Marie-France Forget, Emily Gibson McDonald, Astrid Bicamumpaka Shema, Todd Campbell Lee, Han Ting Wang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Adis, Springer Healthcare 2020-04-01
Series:Drugs - Real World Outcomes
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1007/s40801-020-00190-y