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Vol. 150. Issue 6.
Pages 209-214 (March 2018)
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Vol. 150. Issue 6.
Pages 209-214 (March 2018)
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Avoidable hospitalizations due to adverse drug reactions in an acute geriatric unit. Analysis of 3,292 patients
Hospitalizaciones evitables por reacciones adversas a medicamentos en una unidad geriátrica de agudos. Análisis de 3.292 pacientes
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Mateu Cabréa, Lorena Eliasa, Mireia Garciaa, Elisabet Palomerab, Mateu Serra-Pratb,
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a Servicio de Medicina Interna, Hospital de Mataró, Mataró, Barcelona, Spain
b Unidad de Investigación, Consorci Sanitari del Maresme, Mataró, Barcelona, Spain
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Table 1. Main characteristics of adverse drug reaction (ADR) admissions and non-ADR admissions.
Table 2. Multivariate analysis: factors associated with adverse drug reaction (ADR) admissions.
Table 3. Adverse drug reaction (ADR) admissions according to main diagnostic categories and drugs.
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Abstract
Objective

To determine prevalence of admissions due to an adverse drug reaction (ADR) and determine whether or not admission was avoidable, and what drugs and risk factors were implicated.

Design

Cross-sectional observational study.

Study sample

All patients hospitalized in an acute geriatric unit during the period January 2001 to December 2010 were studied.

Measurement

To determine whether admissions were due to ADR, we used the World Health Organization-Uppsala Monitoring Centre criteria and the Naranjo scale. Beers criteria were used to detect potentially inappropriate medication.

Results

A total of 3292 patients (mean age 84.7 years, 60.1% women) were studied. Of these, 197 (6%) were admissions for ADR and nearly three quarters (76.4%, 152 cases) were considered avoidable admissions. The five most frequent drugs associated with admissions for ADR were digoxin, nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, benzodiazepines, diuretics and antibiotics. Independent risk factors for admissions for ADR were being female (OR 1.84; 95% CI: 1.30–2.61), inappropriate medication according to Beers criteria (OR 4.20; 95% CI: 2.90–6.03), polypharmacy (>5 drugs) (OR 1.50; 95% CI: 1.04–2.13), glomerular filtration rate<30mL/min (OR 3; 95% CI: 2.12–4.23) and sedative use (OR 1.40; 95% CI: 1–1.91).

Conclusion

ADR were responsible for 6% of admissions to an acute geriatric unit, and over 75% of these admissions were considered avoidable. Associated risk factors were being female, inappropriate medication, polypharmacy, renal insufficiency and sedative use.

Keywords:
Hospitalization
Elderly patients
Potentially inappropriate medication
Adverse drug reactions
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Objetivo

Determinar la prevalencia de ingresos por reacciones adversas a medicamentos (RAM) y si el ingreso era evitable o no, y qué fármacos y factores de riesgo estaban implicados.

Diseño

Estudio observacional transversal.

Muestra de estudio

Todos los pacientes hospitalizados en una unidad geriátrica de agudos durante el período de enero de 2001 a diciembre de 2010 fueron estudiados.

Mediciones

Para determinar si los ingresos se debieron a RAM se utilizaron los criterios de la World Health Organization-Uppsala Monitoring Centre y la escala de Naranjo. Para detectar los medicamentos potencialmente inadecuados se utilizaron los criterios de Beers.

Resultados

Se estudió un total de 3.292 pacientes (edad media 84,7 años, 60,1% mujeres). De estos, 197 (6%) fueron ingresos por RAM, de los cuales 152 (76,4%) se consideraron ingresos evitables. Los 5 grupos de fármacos más frecuentemente asociados a los ingresos por RAM fueron digoxina, antiinflamatorios no esteroideos, benzodiacepinas, diuréticos y antibióticos. Los factores de riesgo independientes de ingreso por RAM fueron el sexo femenino (OR 1,84; IC 95% 1,3–2,61), la medicación inadecuada según los criterios de Beers (OR 4,2; IC 95% 2,9-6,03), la polifarmacia (>5 fármacos) (OR 1,5; IC 95% 1,04-2,13), el filtrado glomerular<30ml/min (OR 3; IC 95% 2,12-4,23) y el uso de sedantes (OR 1,4; IC 95% 1-1,91).

Conclusión

Las RAM fueron responsables del 6% de los ingresos en una unidad geriátrica de agudos, considerándose evitables tres cuartas partes de estos ingresos. El sexo femenino, la medicación inadecuada, la polifarmacia, la insuficiencia renal y el uso de sedantes fueron factores de riesgo independientes de ingreso por RAM.

Palabras clave:
Hospitalización
Ancianos
Medicación potencialmente inadecuada
Reacciones adversas a medicamentos

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