Medications Reconciled at Discharge Versus Admission Among Inpatients at a Children's Hospital.

ABSTRACT:

Background and objectives

Discharge prescription practices may contribute to medication overuse and polypharmacy. We aimed to estimate changes in the number and types of medications reported at inpatient discharge (versus admission) at a tertiary care pediatric hospital.

Methods

Electronic medication reconciliation data were extracted for inpatient admissions at The Hospital for Sick Children from January 1, 2016, to December 31, 2017 (n = 22 058). Relative changes in the number of medications and relative risks (RRs) of specific types and subclasses of medications at discharge (versus admission) were estimated overall and stratified by the following: sex, age group, diagnosis of a complex chronic condition, surgery, or ICU (PICU) admission. Micronutrient supplements, nonopi

SUBMITTER: Emdin A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9156657 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature