Use of Drugs with Anticholinergic Properties at Hospital Admission Associated with Mortality in Older Patients: A Danish Nationwide Register-Based Cohort Study.

Background: Use of drugs with anticholinergic properties (DAP) has a negative impact on older people.

Objective: Our aim was to examine the association between DAP at hospital admission and mortality in older patients.

Patients And Methods: We performed a nationwide population-based cohort study including patients aged ≥ 65 years admitted to Danish geriatric medicine departments during 2005-2014.