Learning from no-fault treatment injury claims to improve the safety of older patients.
Wallis KA. Learning from no-fault treatment injury claims to improve the safety of older patients. Ann Fam Med. 2015;13(5):472-4. doi:10.1370/afm.1810.
This analysis found that adverse drug events were the most common cause of no-fault injury claims among older patients in New Zealand. Errors were rare, but adverse effects related to the medications were common, underscoring the need for conservative prescribing in older patients.