Prevalence and factors associated with preventable drug-related emergency department visits (DREDp) in elderly patients
About one in ten elderly patients visited the ED due to preventable DRPs. The majority of DRPs leading to ED visits were ADEs. Both the prescription of PIMs and the presence of multiple comorbidities were significantly associated with DRED<sub>p</sub>.
Authors
- Khrongwong Musikatavorn (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5746-0724)
- Somratai Vadcharavivad (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5080-7070)
- Nutthada Areepium (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9917-833X)
- Parinya Phoemlap
Institutions
- Chulalongkorn University (TH)
- King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital (TH)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Emergency Medicine
- Published
- 2024-10-17
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12873-024-01102-x
- Citations
- 3
- Primary Topic
- Pharmaceutical Practices and Patient Outcomes
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.03