Rachel M Skains, Jennifer L Koehl, Amer Aldeen, Christopher R Carpenter, Cameron J Gettel, Elizabeth M Goldberg, Ula Hwang, Keith E Kocher, Lauren T Southerland, Pawan Goyal, Carl T Berdahl, Arjun K Venkatesh, Michelle P Lin
STUDY OBJECTIVE: Half of emergency department (ED) patients aged 65 years and older are discharged with new prescriptions. Potentially inappropriate prescriptions contribute to adverse drug events. Our objective was to develop an evidence- and consensus-based list of high-risk prescriptions to avoid among older ED patients. METHODS: We performed a modified, 3-round Delphi process that included 10 ED physician experts in geriatrics or quality measurement and 1 pharmacist...
March 12, 2024: Annals of Emergency Medicine