Supratherapeutic Psychotropic Drug Levels in the Emergency Department and Their Association with Delirium Duration: A Preliminary Study.


Journal

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society
ISSN: 1532-5415
Titre abrégé: J Am Geriatr Soc
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 7503062

Informations de publication

Date de publication:
11 2019
Historique:
received: 11 04 2019
revised: 03 07 2019
accepted: 05 07 2019
pubmed: 11 9 2019
medline: 22 5 2020
entrez: 11 9 2019
Statut: ppublish

Résumé

Polypharmacy is associated with delirium, but the mechanisms for this connection are unclear. Our goal was to determine the frequency of supratherapeutic psychotropic drug levels (SPDLs) in older hospitalized patients and if it is associated with the duration of emergency department (ED) delirium. Secondary analysis of a prospective cohort study. Tertiary care academic medical center. ED patients 65 years or older who were admitted to the hospital. Delirium was assessed in the ED and during the first 7 days of hospitalization using the modified Brief Confusion Assessment Method. Drug concentrations were determined in serum samples collected at enrollment via a novel platform based on liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry capable of identifying and quantitating 78 clinically approved medications including opioids, benzodiazepines, antidepressants, antipsychotics, and amphetamines. Patients with serum psychotropic drug concentrations above established reference ranges were considered supratherapeutic and have a SPDL. We performed proportional odds logistic regression to determine if SPDLs were associated with ED delirium duration adjusted for confounders. Medical record review was performed to determine if the doses of medications associated with SPDLs were adjusted at hospital discharge. A total of 158 patients were enrolled; of these, 66 were delirious in the ED. SPDLs were present in 11 (17%) of the delirious and 4 (4%) of the non-delirious ED patients. SPDLs were significantly associated with longer ED delirium duration (adjusted proportional odds ratio = 6.0; 95% confidence interval = 2.1-17.3) after adjusting for confounders. Of the 15 medications associated with SPDLs, 9 (60%) were prescribed at the same or higher doses at the time of hospital discharge. SPDLs significantly increased the odds of prolonged ED delirium episodes. Approximately half of the medications associated with SPDLs were continued after hospital discharge at the same or higher doses. J Am Geriatr Soc 67:2387-2392, 2019.

Identifiants

pubmed: 31503339
doi: 10.1111/jgs.16156
pmc: PMC7029781
mid: NIHMS1065573
doi:

Substances chimiques

Biomarkers 0
Psychotropic Drugs 0

Types de publication

Journal Article Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

Langues

eng

Sous-ensembles de citation

IM

Pagination

2387-2392

Subventions

Organisme : NCATS NIH HHS
ID : UL1 TR000445
Pays : United States
Organisme : NIA NIH HHS
ID : R01 AG053264
Pays : United States
Organisme : NCRR NIH HHS
ID : UL1 RR024975-01
Pays : United States
Organisme : NIA NIH HHS
ID : K23AG032355
Pays : United States
Organisme : NCRR NIH HHS
ID : UL1 RR024975
Pays : United States
Organisme : NIA NIH HHS
ID : K23 AG032355
Pays : United States
Organisme : NCATS NIH HHS
ID : UL1 TR000445-06
Pays : United States
Organisme : National Institutes of Health (NIH)
ID : R01AG053264
Pays : International
Organisme : National Institutes of Health (NIH)
ID : R01AG058639
Pays : International
Organisme : NIA NIH HHS
ID : R01 AG058639
Pays : United States
Organisme : Veteran Affairs Geriatric Research, Education, and Clinical Center (GRECC)
Pays : International

Informations de copyright

© 2019 The American Geriatrics Society.

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Auteurs

Jin H Han (JH)

Center for Quality Aging, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee.
Geriatric Research, Education, and Clinical Center, Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Tennessee Valley Health Care Center, Nashville, Tennessee.
Department of Emergency Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee.

Alex Chen (A)

Department of Emergency Medicine, Division of Medical Toxicology and Precision Medicine, University of Arizona College of Medicine, Phoenix, Arizona.

Eduard E Vasilevskis (EE)

Center for Quality Aging, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee.
Geriatric Research, Education, and Clinical Center, Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Tennessee Valley Health Care Center, Nashville, Tennessee.
Department of Medicine, Division of General Internal Medicine and Public Health, Section of Hospital Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee.

John F Schnelle (JF)

Center for Quality Aging, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee.
Geriatric Research, Education, and Clinical Center, Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Tennessee Valley Health Care Center, Nashville, Tennessee.
Department of Medicine, Division of Geriatrics, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee.

E Wesley Ely (EW)

Center for Quality Aging, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee.
Geriatric Research, Education, and Clinical Center, Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Tennessee Valley Health Care Center, Nashville, Tennessee.
Critical Illness, Brain Dysfunction, and Survivorship Center, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee.

Rameela Chandrasekhar (R)

Department of Biostatistics, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee.

Ryan D Morrison (RD)

Precera Bioscience, Inc., Franklin, Tennessee.

Timothy P Ryan (TP)

Precera Bioscience, Inc., Franklin, Tennessee.

J Scott Daniels (JS)

Precera Bioscience, Inc., Franklin, Tennessee.

Jeff J Sutherland (JJ)

Precera Bioscience, Inc., Franklin, Tennessee.

Sandra F Simmons (SF)

Center for Quality Aging, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee.
Geriatric Research, Education, and Clinical Center, Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Tennessee Valley Health Care Center, Nashville, Tennessee.
Department of Medicine, Division of Geriatrics, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee.

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