Antipsychotic medication utilization in nonpsychiatric hospitalizations.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Although antipsychotics are used for treatment of delirium/agitation in hospitalized patients, their scope of use has not been investigated in a large, multicenter cohort.

Objective

To determine rates of use and hospital variation in use of antipsychotics in nonpsychiatric admissions.

Design, setting, patients

Cohort study of adult, nonpsychiatric admissions to 300 US hospitals contributing data to the Premier database, from July 1, 2009 to June 30, 2010.

Measurements

Antipsychotic exposure defined using pharmacy charges. Potentially excessive dosing defined using guidelines for long-term care facilities.

Results

Our cohort included 2,695,081 admissions (median age, 63 years; 56% female). Antipsychotic exposure occurred in 160,773 (6%) admissi

SUBMITTER: Herzig SJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5241045 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature