Supratherapeutic Psychotropic Drug Levels in the Emergency Department and Their Association with Delirium Duration: A Preliminary Study.

Jin Ho HanAlex ChenEduard E VasilevskisJohn F SchnelleE Wesley ElyRameela ChandrasekharRyan D MorrisonTimothy P RyanJ Scott DanielsJeff J SutherlandSandra F Simmons

Published in: Journal of the American Geriatrics Society (2019)

SPDLs significantly increased the odds of prolonged ED delirium episodes. Approximately half of the medications associated with SPDLs were continued after hospital discharge at the same or higher doses. J Am Geriatr Soc 67:2387-2392, 2019.

Keyphrases

emergency department
cardiac surgery
hip fracture
adverse drug
acute kidney injury
electronic health record