Open AccessPotentially Unintended Discontinuation of Long-term Medication Use After Elective Surgical Procedures
Author(s) -
Chaim M. Bell
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
archives of internal medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1538-3679
pISSN - 0003-9926
DOI - 10.1001/archinte.166.22.2525
Subject(s) - discontinuation , medicine , ambulatory , warfarin , odds ratio , confidence interval , medical prescription , population , cohort , hazard ratio , emergency medicine , pediatrics , atrial fibrillation , pharmacology , environmental health
Transitions between health care settings represent vulnerable periods for medical error. Discontinuation of long-term medication use may occur during discharge from the hospital to the community.
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