Anticholinergic burden in older adult inpatients: patterns from admission to discharge and associations with hospital outcomes

• Main Authors: Maria Herrero-Zazo (Author), Rachel Berry (Author), Emma Bines (Author), Debi Bhattacharya (Author), Phyo K. Myint (Author), Victoria L. Keevil (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: SAGE Publishing, 2021-05-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: Anticholinergic medications are associated with adverse outcomes in older adults and should be prescribed cautiously. We describe the Anticholinergic Risk Scale (ARS) scores of older inpatients and associations with outcomes. Methods: We included all emergency, first admissions of adults...