[Reconciliation errors at admission and departure in old and polymedicated patients. Prospective, multicenter randomized study].

Background And Objective: The objective of this study was to know of the incidence rate of reconciliation errors in elderly poly-medicated patients.

Patients And Method: A prospective randomized multicenter study in a cohort of patients at admission or at discharge. Any unjustified discrepancy in medication between chronic treatment and the treatment prescribed in the hospital was considered as a Reconciliation Error.