Background Comorbidity is related to poor health results in chronic heart failure (HF). Aims
The purpose of the study was to assess whether a high Charlson Comorbidity Index score …

Background In general population hypoalbuminemia is associated with poor survival. Aim of
this study was to assess the impact of hypoalbuminemia on mortality and venous and …

Purpose The aim of this study was to analyze the epidemiology of polypharmacy in hospital
psychiatry. Another aim was to investigate predictors of the number of drugs taken and the …

Background Atrial fibrillation (AF) is associated with a substantial risk of thromboembolism
and mortality, significantly reduced by oral anticoagulation. Adherence to guidelines may …

This study aimed at verifying the role of polypharmacy as an independent risk factor for
adverse health outcomes in older emergency department (ED) patients. This was a large (n …

Background Polypharmacy is very common in elderly patients and is associated with
detrimental outcomes. Objective Our objective was to evaluate the associations between a …

Purpose This study aimed to explore the physician's knowledge and identify the perceived
barriers that prevent family medicine physicians from engaging in deprescribing among …

Background Delirium is a neuropsychiatric disorder, triggered by medical precipitants
causes. Study aims were to describe the prevalence and impact on in-hospital mortality of …

Rationale, aims and objectives The objective of this study was to evaluate the prevalence of
potentially inappropriate prescriptions (PIP) and the association with polypharmacy (more …

Background and purpose Women live longer and outnumber men. On the other hand, older
women develop more chronic diseases and conditions such as arthritis, osteoporosis and …