Adverse drug events and medication problems in “Hospital at Home” patients
Year: 2018
Type: article
Study design: Observational Study
Abstract: "Hospital at Home(HaH)" programs provide an alternative to traditional hospitalization. However, the incidence of adverse drug events in these programs is unknown. This study describes adverse drug events and potential adverse drug events in a new HaH program. We examined the charts of the first 50 patients admitted. We found 45 potential adverse drug events and 14 adverse drug events from admission to 30 days after HaH discharge. None of the adverse drug events were severe. Some events, like problems with medication administration, may be unique to the hospital at home setting. Monitoring for adverse drug events is feasible and important for hospital at home programs.
Authors: Elizabeth Mann, Orlando Zepeda, Tacara Soones, Alex Federman, Bruce Leff, Albert Siu, Kenneth Boockvar
Institutions: Gallup Indian Medical Center, Kaiser Permanente, Kaiser Permanente San Francisco Medical Center, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, Johns Hopkins University, Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center, James J. Peters VA Medical Center
Language: English
Subfield: Toxicology
Domain: Life Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W2791999414