This detailed SR summarises the medication-associated risk of delirium in patients with and without dementia taken from 143 published neurology guidelines worldwide. A must-read for anyone caring for these vulnerable patient groups.
https://t.co/0fWEymr8v0
🔓The epidemiology of new persistent hypnotic/sedative use after surgical procedures: a retrospective cohort study.
This great new paper from @FreyjaJons and @martiningi is now #FreeForAWeek!
🔗https://t.co/GsGrtop1tP
#ICYMI our latest study examining🔎polypharmacy and its 📈 with morbidity & mortality in the periop setting: https://t.co/Vp7eFO8DWC
#SoMe4Surgery@FreyjaJons@BJSAcademy
⬆️multidisc emphasis on optimizing💊in periop period needed!!
🇮🇸 population-based cohort study (2005-2018) found that preop polypharmacy & new postop polypharmacy are associated with adverse outcomes ➡️⚡️highlights the need for⬆️ emphasis on optimizing💊throughout periop period: https://t.co/Vp7eFO8DWC
#SoMe4Surgery@FreyjaJons@BJSAcademy
Preoperative polypharmacy and new postoperative polypharmacy/hyper-polypharmacy are common and associated with adverse outcomes. This highlights the need for increased emphasis on optimizing medication usage throughout the perioperative interval.
@BjsOpen#polypharmacy#surgery
Pre-operative polypharmacy and new post-operative polypharmacy is associated with increased risk of adverse events, highlighting the need for pre- and post-operative #MedicationReview. https://t.co/5WA7YU1JZt
Privilege to be part of the programme team preparing for the ISPE mid-Year meeting. I have learned a lot already, and the conference just started. https://t.co/ZfSBCeldlx #ISPEMY23#ISPE
“A small portion of surgical patients begin benzodiazepine use perioperatively, but subsequently half fill criteria for persistent use.” Excellent insights from @martiningi 🇮🇸 in @SurgJournal https://t.co/3p00poDbuQ
@GSTT_Pharmacy@Landspitali@WHO Big thank you to @FreyjaJons and colleagues for being such wonderful hosts, and to the organising committee who delivered a highly engaging symposium. Developing the workforce and improving #patientsafety...an exciting future ahead for #pharmacy
Iceland is now open for tourists again. @MaxFosterCNN looks at the country’s testing and contact tracing strategy that has allowed it to restart its economy.
https://t.co/pMTYCQLnBS