2021
DOI: 10.3389/fphar.2021.567424
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Medication-Related Hospital Readmissions Within 30 Days of Discharge: Prevalence, Preventability, Type of Medication Errors and Risk Factors

Abstract: Background: Hospital readmission rates are increasingly used as a measure of healthcare quality. Medicines are the most common therapeutic intervention but estimating the contribution of adverse drug events as a cause of readmissions is difficult.Objectives: To assess the prevalence and preventability of medication-related readmissions within 30 days after hospital discharge and to describe the risk factors, type of medication errors and types of medication involved in these preventable readmissions.Design: A … Show more

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“…A pharmacy team member explained medication changes to the patient and communicated these to the next healthcare providers. Further details are described in the main study (Uitvlugt et al 2021). steps (van der Does et al 2020; Uitvlugt et al 2021).…”
Section: Usual Carementioning
confidence: 99%
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“…A pharmacy team member explained medication changes to the patient and communicated these to the next healthcare providers. Further details are described in the main study (Uitvlugt et al 2021). steps (van der Does et al 2020; Uitvlugt et al 2021).…”
Section: Usual Carementioning
confidence: 99%
“…Further details are described in the main study (Uitvlugt et al 2021). steps (van der Does et al 2020; Uitvlugt et al 2021). Initially, a research coordinator (medical doctor) screened all readmissions to determine whether they met inclusion criteria.…”
Section: Usual Carementioning
confidence: 99%
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“…22 In this secondary analysis, CCB patients were excluded if they did not use any high-risk medications pre-admission or post-discharge, or had less than 360 days of data on adherence pre-admission. The included high-risk medications, those associated with preventable medication-related hospital admissions, 19,20,24 are presented in Table 1 on the therapeutic subgroup level according to the Anatomic Therapeutic Classification (ATC) system code. 25 Insulin, loop diuretics and 'pro re nata (as needed)' medications were excluded (Appendix Table A1).…”
Section: What This Study Addsmentioning
confidence: 99%