Anticholinergic burden and 1-year mortality among older patients discharged from acute care hospital.

Fabrizia LattanzioFrancesco CoricaRoberto SchepisiDiana AmanteaFrancesco BrunoAnnalisa CozzaGraziano OnderStefano VolpatoAntonio CherubiniCarmelinda RuggieroMarcello G MaggioAndrea Corsonello

Published in: Geriatrics & gerontology international (2018)

The ACB score at discharge and, to a lesser extent, an increasing ACB score during hospital stay are associated with an increased risk of 1-year mortality in older patients discharged from hospital. Such an association is stronger among patients with cognitive impairment. Geriatr Gerontol Int 2018; 18: 705-713.

Keyphrases

acute care
cognitive impairment
healthcare
cardiovascular events
risk factors
adverse drug
type diabetes