Geriatrician-led multidisciplinary team management improving polypharmacy among older inpatients in China

• Main Authors: Yi Song (Author), Lihua Chen (Author), Ying Liu (Author), Xin Xia (Author), Lisha Hou (Author), Jinhui Wu (Author), Li Cao (Author), Li Mo (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2023-05-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background/Aim: Polypharmacy is prevalent among older inpatients and associated with adverse outcomes. To determine whether a geriatrician-led multidisciplinary team (MDT) management mode could reduce medications use among older inpatients.Methods: A retrospective cohort study was conducted in a ger...