The association of polypharmacy with functional decline in elderly patients undergoing cardiac surgery.

Britta C ArendsHeleen J Blussé van Oud-AlblasLisette M VernooijLisa VerwijmerenDouwe H BiesmaCatherijne A J KnibbePeter G NoordzijEric P A van Dongen

Published in: British journal of clinical pharmacology (2022)

Polypharmacy is associated with functional decline in elderly cardiac surgery patients. A preoperative medication review is easily performed and could be used as screening tool to identify patients at risk for adverse outcome after cardiac surgery.

Keyphrases

cardiac surgery
end stage renal disease
patients undergoing
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
chronic kidney disease
acute kidney injury
prognostic factors
healthcare
emergency department
adverse drug
patient reported outcomes