Evaluating the impact of polypharmacy in elderly patients undergoing neurosurgery: a retrospective study
Our findings highlight the need for considered medication review in the perioperative period to support elderly patients undergoing neurosurgery for better postsurgical outcomes.
Authors
- Simon C. Williams (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1770-1797)
- Jonathan P. Funnell (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6150-6828)
- Ahmed K. Toma
- Isabel Allison (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5497-8029)
- S. Kutty
- John Hanrahan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4584-2298)
Institutions
- Barts Health NHS Trust (GB)
- Royal London Hospital (GB)
- Victor (Japan) (JP)
- Wellcome / EPSRC Centre for Interventional and Surgical Sciences (GB)
- National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery (GB)
- King's College Hospital (GB)
- University College London (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- British Journal of Neurosurgery
- Published
- 2025-04-27
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1080/02688697.2025.2498569
- Citations
- 3
- Primary Topic
- Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 4.16