Medication discontinuity errors in the perioperative period

• Published in: Acta anaesthesiologica Scandinavica Vol. 54; no. 10; pp. 1185 - 1191
• Main Authors: VAN WAES, J. A. R., DE GRAAFF, J. C., EGBERTS, A. C. G., VAN KLEI, W. A.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford, UK Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01.11.2010; Blackwell
• Subjects: Anesthesia; Anesthesia. Intensive care medicine. Transfusions. Cell therapy and gene therapy; Biological and medical sciences; Cross-Sectional Studies; Data Interpretation, Statistical; Drug Prescriptions; Female; Humans; Intraoperative Care; Male; Medical sciences; Medication Errors - statistics & numerical data; Middle Aged; Patient Education as Topic; Patients; Perioperative Care; Perioperative Period - statistics & numerical data; Treatment Outcome; Anesthesia

Background: Inappropriate withdrawal or continuation of medication in the perioperative period is associated with an increased risk for adverse events. To reduce this risk, it is important that patients take their regular medication as prescribed. We evaluated this treatment objective by studying th...