Polypharmacy in hospitalized older adult cancer patients: Experience from a prospective, observational study of an Oncology-Acute care for elders unit
July 27th, 2009 Posted by: admin
Publication year: 2009
Source: The American Journal of Geriatric Pharmacotherapy, Volume 7, Issue 3, June 2009, Pages 151-158
Mikkel, Thrane , Kellie L., Flood , Friederike, Ziegler , Maria B., Carroll , Ulf, Sonesson, …
Background: A novel Oncology-Acute Care for Elders (OACE) unit that uses an interdisciplinary team to enhance recognition and management of geriatric syndromes in hospitalized older adult cancer patients has been established at Barnes-Jewish Hospital (St. Louis, Missouri). The OACE team includes a clinical pharmacist whose primary role is to improve the appropriateness of prescribing.Objective: Using polypharmacy as the prototypical geriatric syndrome addressed by the OACE team, the objective of this study was to document the processes of communication of an interdisciplinary team and the impact on polypharmacy when the treating physician did not participate in the daily interdisciplinary team rounds.Methods:…
