Polypharmacy and Potentially Inappropriate Medication Use as the Precipitating Factor in Readmissions to the Hospital

BACKGROUND AND AIM: Readmission to the hospital within 30 days of discharge from the hospital is a common occurrence. Congestive heart failure is the most common cause of readmissions in the hospital. We hypothesized that irrespective of the admission diagnosis polypharmacy and potentially inappropr...

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Autores principales: Sehgal, Vishal, Bajwa, Sukhminder Jit Singh, Sehgal, Rinku, Bajaj, Anurag, Khaira, Upinder, Kresse, Victoria
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2013
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3894035/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24479078
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/2249-4863.117423

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3894035/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24479078
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/2249-4863.117423

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