Benzodiazepine Initiation Effect on Mortality Among Medicare Beneficiaries Post Acute Ischemic Stroke.
Madhav SankaranarayananMaria A DonahueShuo SunJulianne D BrooksLee S SchwammJoseph P NewhouseJohn HsuDeborah BlackerSebastien J-P A HaneuseLidia M V R MouraPublished in: medRxiv : the preprint server for health sciences (2024)
Initiating BZDs within 30 days post-AIS discharge significantly increased the 90-day mortality risk among Medicare beneficiaries aged 76 and older and for those with baseline dementia. These findings underscore the heightened vulnerability of older adults, especially those with cognitive impairment, to the adverse effects of BZDs.