A focus on CKD reporting and inappropriate prescribing among older patients discharged from geriatric and nephrology units throughout Italy: A nationwide multicenter retrospective cross-sectional study

• Main Authors: Filippo Aucella (Author), Andrea Corsonello (Author), Luca Soraci (Author), Paolo Fabbietti (Author), Michele Antonio Prencipe (Author), Giuseppe Gatta (Author), Fabrizia Lattanzio (Author), Livio Cortese (Author), Maria Rosaria Pagnotta (Author), Raffaele Antonelli Incalzi (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2022-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Older hospitalized patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) are part of the geriatric population with a substantial risk of potentially inappropriate medication (PIM) use. The high rates of multimorbidity and polypharmacy, along with the progressive decline of eGFR, contribute to increasing the ri...