Medication safety of older patients in the hospital setting: a scoping review
Adrya Thayanne Henriques da Silva,
Joselane Izaquiel Marinho,
Ana Elza da Silva Souza
et al.
Abstract:Objective To identify the scientific evidence available in the literature on medication safety for older adults in the hospital setting. Method A scoping review was conducted on medication safety among older patients in the hospital setting involving searches of the LILACS, SCIELO, MEDLINE, and PUBMED databases Health descriptors were used according to DECS: patient safety, elderly, medications, hospital. The study included complete articles available in full, in Portuguese, English or Spanish. Duplicate ar… Show more
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