IATROGENIC EVENTS IN ELDERLY PATIENTS
- Authors: Dvoretsky L.1
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- I.M. Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University
- Issue: Vol 23, No 5 (2012)
- Pages: 14-17
- Section: Articles
- URL: https://journals.eco-vector.com/0236-3054/article/view/115413
- ID: 115413
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Abstract
Iatrogenic pathology is particularly common among elderly and senile patients. Its major factors are not always justified hospitalization, many diagnostic tests, including invasive studies, polypragmasia. Drug-induced iatrogenias in the elderly require the rigorous substantiation and careful monitoring of drug therapy.
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L. Dvoretsky
I.M. Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University
Email: dvoretski@mail.ru
Professor, MD
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