An observational study of changes to long-term medication after admission to an intensive care unit.

A. J. Campbell; R. Bloomfield; D. W. Noble

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An observational study of changes to long-term medication after admission to an intensive care unit.

December 6, 2006

Campbell AJ, Bloomfield R, Noble DW. Anaesthesia. 2006;61(11):1087-92.

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This study found that nearly 20% of patients had their outpatient medications discontinued at the time of intensive care unit admission and not restarted at hospital discharge, without adequate documentation of a clinical indication. These findings are similar to those of a prior study.

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