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- Cholinesterase (ChE) inhibitors are used for treating Alzheimer's symptoms, but hospitalization often includes anticholinergic medications that counteract these inhibitors.
- A study analyzed the effect of high anticholinergic burden (ACB) on hospital length of stay (LOS) and 30-day readmissions for patients taking ChE inhibitors during their hospital stay.
- Results showed that patients with high ACB experienced a significantly longer hospital stay (5.50 days vs 4.25 days), but the 30-day readmission rate difference was not statistically significant (6.8% vs 2.2%).
Improved Outcomes When Home-Dose Carbidopa-Levodopa Is Continued in the Geriatric Emergency Department in Patients With Parkinson's Disease.
Sr Care Pharm
July 2024
1 Upstate Community Hospital, 4900 Broad Road, Syracuse, New York.
Parkinson's disease (PD) is a debilitating condition that affects 1.8% of people 65 years of age and older. Patients with PD often require hospitalization and are frequently admitted through the emergency department (ED).
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPharmacist Involvement in an Acute Care of the Elderly Team: Impact on Appropriate Medication Use.
Sr Care Pharm
August 2023
1 Upstate Community Hospital, Syracuse, New York.
Currently, our institution does not have a full-time pharmacist rounding with the inpatient acute care of the elderly (ACE) team daily. We sought to evaluate the involvement of a clinical pharmacy service within the ACE team and its impact on appropriate medication use. The primary outcome was the number of drug-related problems (DRPs) and potentially inappropriate medications (PIMs) detected by the pharmacist compared with no pharmacist on the ACE team.
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