In-Hospital Adverse Drug Reactions in Hospitalised Older Adults - A Systematic Review

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Background: Recent studies indicate that 1 in 4 older people experience an ADR in hospital. This systematic review [SR] aims to evaluate in-hospital ADRs in hospitalised older-adults in terms of incidence and prevalence, most commonly involved drug classes, severity, and consequences.Methods: Using PRISMA methodology [PROSPERO registration CRD42018079095], we systematically searched PubMed, Embase and Ebsco-CINAHL, Cochrane Library and library hosted academic sources, Google® scholar, and ‘grey’ literature. Search terms included aged, ADRs, hospitalized, multi-morbid, polypharmacy and hospital-acquired. A hand search of bibliography lists from relevant editorials and systematic reviews was conducted. We included studies of all languages and all dates up to and including the date of the final search [15/01/2018]. We included all studies that reported ADRs either as a primary or secondary outcome in patients aged ≥ 65 years who were hospitalised at time of ADR occurrence. Two researchers screened all papers for inclusion, risk of bias and data extraction.
Original languageEnglish (Ireland)
Pages (from-to)S62
JournalEuropean Geriatric Medicine
Volume9
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2018

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