Dementia and risk of adverse warfarin-related events in the nursing home setting.
Tjia J, Field T, Mazor KM, et al. Dementia and risk of adverse warfarin-related events in the nursing home setting. Am J Geriatr Pharmacother. 2012;10(5):323-30. doi:10.1016/j.amjopharm.2012.09.003.
Dementia appeared to be an independent risk factor for medication errors among a cohort of geriatric nursing home patients who were prescribed the anticoagulant warfarin. Increased nursing staff time seemed to mitigate this risk.