OBJECTIVES: To describe a medication reconciliation (MR) procedure prepared by the pharmacist for patients admitted for elective surgery and to assess the surgeon's degree of acceptance. METHODS: A 1-year retrospective observational study was conducted. The patient population consisted of patients aged ≥18 years admitted during 2016 for elective surgery and whose planned length of hospital stay was >24 hours. A pharmacist performed MR following a specific protocol. A review of the reconciliations prescribed later by the surgeons was conducted. Statistical analyses were performed for qualitative and quantitative variables. RESULTS: The pharmacist prepared a total of 1986 reconciliation reports. The 179 patients reviewed in this study had a mean age of 65.7±11.8 years, 49.2% were women and 98.9% of patients were reconciled by the surgeon in the operating theatre using an electronic prescribing system (85.5% were fully reconciled). CONCLUSION: The hospital's MR protocol resulted in almost 100% of patients being reconciled within the subgroup of elective surgery patients by the prescribing surgeons.
OBJECTIVES: To describe a medication reconciliation (MR) procedure prepared by the pharmacist for patients admitted for elective surgery and to assess the surgeon's degree of acceptance. METHODS: A 1-year retrospective observational study was conducted. The patient population consisted of patients aged ≥18 years admitted during 2016 for elective surgery and whose planned length of hospital stay was >24 hours. A pharmacist performed MR following a specific protocol. A review of the reconciliations prescribed later by the surgeons was conducted. Statistical analyses were performed for qualitative and quantitative variables. RESULTS: The pharmacist prepared a total of 1986 reconciliation reports. The 179 patients reviewed in this study had a mean age of 65.7±11.8 years, 49.2% were women and 98.9% of patients were reconciled by the surgeon in the operating theatre using an electronic prescribing system (85.5% were fully reconciled). CONCLUSION: The hospital's MR protocol resulted in almost 100% of patients being reconciled within the subgroup of elective surgery patients by the prescribing surgeons.
Authors: Kristine M Gleason; Jennifer M Groszek; Carol Sullivan; Denise Rooney; Cynthia Barnard; Gary A Noskin Journal: Am J Health Syst Pharm Date: 2004-08-15 Impact factor: 2.637
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Authors: Mitchell S Buckley; Lisa M Harinstein; Kimberly B Clark; Pamela L Smithburger; Doug J Eckhardt; Earnest Alexander; Sandeep Devabhakthuni; Craig A Westley; Butch David; Sandra L Kane-Gill Journal: Ann Pharmacother Date: 2013-10-15 Impact factor: 3.154