Potentially Inappropriate Medication Use in Older Adults in the Preoperative Period: A Retrospective Study of a Noncardiac Surgery Cohort

• Main Authors: Marie-France Forget (Author), Emily Gibson McDonald (Author), Astrid Bicamumpaka Shema (Author), Todd Campbell Lee (Author), Han Ting Wang (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Adis, Springer Healthcare, 2020-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Few studies have evaluated the prevalence of potentially inappropriate medications (PIMs) and its association with postoperative outcomes in a geriatric population in the preoperative setting. Objectives The purpose of this study was to evaluate the prevalence of PIMs in an older...