Pharmacy-led initiative for improving peri-operative medication reconciliation among bariatric surgical patients: what is the role?
Elissa A FalconerDeAngelo A HarrisAmanda Van ProoyenJessica HicksArvinpal SinghS Scott DavisEdward LinJyotirmay SharmaJonathan PollockDaniel V SamarovElizabeth M HechenbleiknerPublished in: Surgical endoscopy (2021)
Inpatient pharmacy consultation facilitated rapid alteration to more appropriate therapy for hypertension management and significantly increased use of non-narcotic pain medications upon discharge among bariatric surgery patients. Improved protocol adherence is anticipated with program maturity and patient education interventions will be deployed to address outpatient phone calls.
Keyphrases
- quality improvement
- bariatric surgery
- end stage renal disease
- weight loss
- palliative care
- blood pressure
- ejection fraction
- chronic kidney disease
- newly diagnosed
- randomized controlled trial
- mental health
- chronic pain
- prognostic factors
- peritoneal dialysis
- physical activity
- case report
- emergency department
- patient reported outcomes
- metabolic syndrome
- skeletal muscle
- spinal cord
- gastric bypass
- insulin resistance
- glycemic control