Multimorbidity, polypharmacy, referrals, and adverse drug events: are we doing things well?

被引:161
作者
Calderon-Larranaga, Amaia [1 ]
Poblador-Plou, Beatriz [1 ]
Gonzalez-Rubio, Francisca [1 ]
Andres Gimeno-Feliu, Luis [1 ]
Maria Abad-Diez, Jose [1 ]
Prados-Torres, Alexandra [1 ]
机构
[1] Gen Hosp, Hosp Univ Miguel Servet, Zaragoza 50009, Spain
关键词
Adverse drug event; Healthcare system; national; Multimorbidity; multiple; Polypharmacy; Referral; hospital;
D O I
10.3399/bjgp12X659295
中图分类号
R1 [预防医学、卫生学];
学科分类号
100235 [预防医学];
摘要
Multimorbidity is associated with polypharmacy and may increase the risk of adverse drug events, which become more likely as more medical specialities are involved in management
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页码:e821 / e826
页数:2
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