Risk of mortality associated with antipsychotic and other neuropsychiatric drugs in pneumonia patients

• Published in: Journal of clinical psychopharmacology Vol. 26; no. 2; p. 182
• Main Authors: Barnett, Mitchell J, Perry, Paul J, Alexander, Bruce, Kaboli, Peter J
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.04.2006
• Subjects: Aged; Antidepressive Agents, Tricyclic - adverse effects; Antidepressive Agents, Tricyclic - therapeutic use; Antipsychotic Agents - adverse effects; Antipsychotic Agents - therapeutic use; Cohort Studies; Female; Health Services for the Aged; Hospital Mortality; Humans; Length of Stay; Male; Pneumonia - drug therapy; Pneumonia - mortality; Risk Factors; Survival Analysis; Tranquilizing Agents - adverse effects; Tranquilizing Agents - therapeutic use; United States; United States Department of Veterans Affairs; United States

To evaluate the use of typical and atypical antipsychotic medications and associated in-hospital mortality in a group of Veterans Administration (VA) patients with pneumonia. Our cohort consisted of 14,057 VA patients admitted for pneumonia in fiscal year (FY) 2003. Exposure to typical and atypical...