Potentially Inappropriate Medication Use in Older Adults in the Preoperative Period: A Retrospective Study of a Noncardiac Surgery Cohort.
Journal
Drugs - real world outcomes
ISSN: 2199-1154
Titre abrégé: Drugs Real World Outcomes
Pays: Switzerland
ID NLM: 101658456
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
Jun 2020
Jun 2020
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2020
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Résumé
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. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the prevalence of PIMs in an older elective surgery population and to explore associations between PIMs and postoperative length of stay (LOS) and emergency department (ED) visits in the 90 days post hospital discharge, depending on frailty status. We performed a retrospective cohort study of older adults awaiting major elective noncardiac surgery and undergoing an evaluation in the preoperative clinic at a tertiary academic center between 2017 and 2018. We identified PIMs using MedSafer, a software tool built to improve the safety of prescribing. Frailty status was assessed using the 7-point Clinical Frailty Scale. We estimated the association between PIMs and postoperative LOS and ED visits in the 90 days post hospital discharge. The MedSafer software generated 394 recommendations on PIMs in 1619 medications for 252 patients. In total, 197 (78%) patients had at least one PIM. The cohort included 138 (51%) robust, 87 (32.2%) vulnerable and 45 (16.7%) frail patients. The association between PIMs and LOS was not significant for the robust and frail subgroups. For the vulnerable patients, every additional PIM increased LOS by 20% (incidence rate ratio 1.20; 95% confidence interval 0.90-1.44; p = 0.089) without reaching statistical significance. No association was found between PIMs and ED visits. PIMs identified by the MedSafer software were prevalent. Preoperative evaluation represents an opportunity to plan deprescribing of PIMs.
Sections du résumé
BACKGROUND
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
OBJECTIVE
The purpose of this study was to evaluate the prevalence of PIMs in an older elective surgery population and to explore associations between PIMs and postoperative length of stay (LOS) and emergency department (ED) visits in the 90 days post hospital discharge, depending on frailty status.
METHODOLOGY
METHODS
We performed a retrospective cohort study of older adults awaiting major elective noncardiac surgery and undergoing an evaluation in the preoperative clinic at a tertiary academic center between 2017 and 2018. We identified PIMs using MedSafer, a software tool built to improve the safety of prescribing. Frailty status was assessed using the 7-point Clinical Frailty Scale. We estimated the association between PIMs and postoperative LOS and ED visits in the 90 days post hospital discharge.
RESULTS
RESULTS
The MedSafer software generated 394 recommendations on PIMs in 1619 medications for 252 patients. In total, 197 (78%) patients had at least one PIM. The cohort included 138 (51%) robust, 87 (32.2%) vulnerable and 45 (16.7%) frail patients. The association between PIMs and LOS was not significant for the robust and frail subgroups. For the vulnerable patients, every additional PIM increased LOS by 20% (incidence rate ratio 1.20; 95% confidence interval 0.90-1.44; p = 0.089) without reaching statistical significance. No association was found between PIMs and ED visits.
CONCLUSION
CONCLUSIONS
PIMs identified by the MedSafer software were prevalent. Preoperative evaluation represents an opportunity to plan deprescribing of PIMs.
Identifiants
pubmed: 32306300
doi: 10.1007/s40801-020-00190-y
pii: 10.1007/s40801-020-00190-y
pmc: PMC7221107
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Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
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