Patient characteristics, number of drugs used and number of drug changes in hospital and after discharge
| 184 | 105 | |
|---|---|---|
| No. of patients | Per cent (SD) | Per cent (SD) |
| Hospital stay | ||
| Gender: % female | 55.4 (3.6) | 54.3 (4.9) |
| Patients with heart failure | 23.4 (3.1) | 17.1 (3.8) |
| Patients with GFR <50 ml/min | 33.7 (3.5) | 34.6 (4.6) |
| Patients with metabolic disease | 26.8 (3.3) | 27.6 (4.4) |
| Mean (SD) [range]) | Mean (SD) [range] | |
| Age | 76.2 (13.4) [22–98] | 76.1 (12.3) [41–95] |
| Length of stay at hospital (days) | 11.2 (11.8) [1–101) | 12.0 (13.3) [1–101) |
| Drugs on admission (all) | 6.2 (3.8) [0–17] | 5.6 (3.6) [0–16] |
| Drugs at discharge (all) | 8.2 (3.9) [1–20] | 7.6 (3.5) [1–17] |
| Drug changes at hospital | 4.6 (2.7) [1–16] | 4.4 (2.7) [1–16] |
| After discharge | ||
| Drug changes after discharge | 3.4 (2.9) [0–14] | |
| Drug changes at hospital that were changed again after discharge | 1.5 (1.8) [0–13] |
Patients were enrolled in hospital (participated in part I), n=184 patients; of these, n=105 patients, were followed after discharge (participated in part II). SD is shown in brackets. GFR, glomerular filtration rate.