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Frequency of and risk factors for preventable medication-related hospital admissions in the Netherlands.
Leendertse AJ, Egberts ACG, Stoker LJ, et al. Frequency of and risk factors for preventable medication-related hospital admissions in the Netherlands. Arch Intern Med. 2008;168(17):1890-1896. doi:10.1001/archinternmed.2008.3.
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February 15, 2011
Leendertse AJ, Egberts ACG, Stoker LJ, et al. Arch Intern Med. 2008;168(17):1890-1896.
This multi-center Hospital Admissions Related to Medication (HARM) Study analyzed 13,000 unplanned hospital admissions, approximately 6% (714) of which were medication related, and nearly half of those (332) were potentially preventable. The study further elucidates patient factors (e.g., impaired cognition, co-morbidities) associated with preventable medication-related admissions.
