Appropriateness of Antiplatelets and Anticoagulants Among Older Adults Experiencing Falls
There was a high prevalence of likely inappropriate antithrombotic use among older adults presenting to the ED with a fall. While aspirin had the highest rate of likely inappropriate use, all antithrombotics had 30% or greater rates of likely inappropriate use. An ED encounter presents a critical opportunity to evaluate the appropriateness of antithrombotic use in patients who have fallen.
Authors
- Joshua D. Niznik (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1466-5751)
- Michelle L. Meyer (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7085-3154)
- Parag Goyal (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7474-3737)
- Martin F. Casey (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5049-012X)
- V. C. Branham
- Elizabeth M. Goldberg (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1817-0705)
- G Hannah
- Kathleen Davenport (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2508-301X)
- Ellen Roberts
- Jan Busby‐Whitehead
- Lindsay C. Klickstein
Institutions
- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (US)
- Cornell University (US)
- VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System (US)
- University of Colorado Denver (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of the American Geriatrics Society
- Published
- 2025-09-27
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1111/jgs.70127
- Primary Topic
- Pharmaceutical Practices and Patient Outcomes
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00