Publications by Margarita Sanchez-Arcilla

Publications by authors named "Margarita Sanchez-Arcilla"

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Association between frailty and inappropriate prescribing in elderly patients admitted to an Acute Care of the Elderly Unit.

Mónica Zuleta Inés Gozalo Margarita Sánchez-Arcilla Jordi Ibáñez Carmen Pérez-Bocanegra

Aging Med (Milton)

October 2024

Article Synopsis

* Researchers conducted a prospective observational study involving 93 patients and measured factors like frailty, polypharmacy, and potential prescribing omissions using established scales and indices.
* Results showed that frail patients, who were generally older and more dependent, had a higher rate of prescribing omissions for cardiovascular issues compared to non-frail patients, with the difference being statistically significant.

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Patterns of inappropriate prescribing and clinical characteristics in patients at admission to an acute care of the elderly unit.

Mónica Zuleta Antonio San-José Inés Gozalo Margarita Sánchez-Arcilla Gabriela Carrizo

Eur J Clin Pharmacol

April 2024

Purpose: Inappropriate prescribing (IP) is common among the elderly and is associated with adverse health outcomes. The role of different patterns of IP in clinical practice remains unclear. The aim of this study is to analyse the characteristics of different patterns of IP in hospitalized older adults.

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