Potentially inappropriate medicines in elderly hospitalised patients according to the EU(7)-PIM list, STOPP version 2 criteria and comprehensive protocol.

Iva MucaloMaja Ortner HadžiabdićAndrea BrajkovićSonja LukićPatricia MarićIvana MarinovićVesna Bačić-Vrca

Published in: European journal of clinical pharmacology (2017)

A very high PIM prevalence at discharge was reported suggesting the urgent need for actions to reduce them. STOPP version 2 criteria identified significantly more PIMs than the EU(7)-PIM list and the comprehensive protocol and was found as a more sensitive tool for PIM detection.

Keyphrases

randomized controlled trial
end stage renal disease
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
risk factors
community dwelling
community acquired pneumonia
sensitive detection