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Marengoni A

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Prevalence and appropriateness of drug prescriptions for peptic ulcer and gastro-esophageal reflux disease in a cohort of hospitalized elderly

2011

Abstract Background Proton pump inhibitors (PPI) are among the most commonly prescribed medicines and their overuse is widespread in both primary and secondary care. Inappropriate prescription is of particular concern among elderly patients, who have often multiple comorbidities and need many drugs. Methods We evaluate the appropriateness of drugs for peptic ulcer or gastro-esophageal reflux disease (GERD) in a sample of elderly patients (65 years old or older) at admission and discharge in 38 internal medicine wards between January 2008 and December 2008, according to the presence of specific conditions or gastro-toxic drug combinations. Results Among 1155 patients eligible for the analysi…

MaleDrugmedicine.medical_specialtySettore MED/09 - Medicina Internamedia_common.quotation_subjectInappropriate PrescribingDiseaseappropriatenesselderly patientselderlyGastroenterologyCohort StudiesPharmacotherapyInternal medicineappropriateness; elderly; elderly patients; inappropriate prescription; proton pump inhibitorsPrevalenceInternal MedicinemedicineHumansMedical prescriptionpeptic ulcerAgedmedia_commonAged 80 and overSettore MED/12 - GastroenterologiaEvidence-Based Medicinebusiness.industrymedicine.diseaseSettore MED/45 - Scienze Infermieristiche Generali Cliniche E Pediatrichedigestive system diseasesdrug therapy)inappropriate prescriptionConcomitantCohortGastroesophageal Refluxpeptic ulcer; drug therapy); Prevalence; hospitalization; elderlyGERDDrug Therapy CombinationFemaleGuideline Adherenceproton pump inhibitorsbusinessProton pump inhibitors Appropriateness ElderlyhospitalizationCohort studyEuropean Journal of Internal Medicine
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Gender-differences in disease distribution and outcome in hospitalized elderly: data from the REPOSI study.

2014

none 330 Women live longer and outnumber men. On the other hand, older women develop more chronic diseases and conditions such as arthritis, osteoporosis and depression, leading to a greater number of years of living with disabilities. The aim of this study was to describe whether or not there are gender differences in the demographic profile, disease distribution and outcome in a population of hospitalized elderly people.Retrospective observational study including all patients recruited for the REPOSI study in the year 2010. Analyses are referred to the whole group and gender categorization was applied.A total of 1380 hospitalized elderly subjects, 50.5\% women and 49.5\% men, were conside…

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