Background The Beers Criteria for Potentially Inappropriate Medication Use in Older Adults
is a framework that can assess the nature of high-risk medication use. The objective of this …

The Beers Criteria for Potentially Inappropriate Medication (PIM) use is a list of medications
with multiple risks in older patients. Approximately 24 per cent use rate is reported in prior …

BACKGROUND It has been well established that many classes of medications on the Beers
list of Potentially Inappropriate Medications (PIMs) are associated with falls and injuries in …

Abstract Introduction The American Geriatric Society has identified polypharmacy and
categories of potentially inappropriate medication (PIM) that should be avoided in the …

Introduction Traditional injury severity assessment is insufficient in estimating the morbidity
and mortality risk for older (≥ 45 years) trauma patients. Commonly used tools involve …

Objectives To determine the association between comorbidity–polypharmacy score (CPS)
and clinical outcomes in a large sample of older trauma patients, focusing on outcome …

Background: One of the hallmarks of modern medicine is the improving management of
chronic health conditions. Long-term control of chronic disease entails increasing utilization …

Background An ageing population has caused rising trauma cases amongst older patients.
Multiple comorbidities, polypharmacy and limited reserves predispose them to poorer …

Background Hospital readmissions are considered to be a measure of quality of care,
correlate with worse outcomes, and may soon lead to decreased reimbursement. The …

Background Multimorbidity and polypharmacy are common challenges in the treatment of
older trauma patients. Therefore, various integrated care models were developed over the …