Prevalence and preventability of drug‐related hospital readmissions: a systematic review

N El Morabet, EB Uitvlugt… - Journal of the …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Objectives To summarize the evidence on the prevalence and preventability of drug‐related
hospital readmissions. Design A systematic review was performed of studies that examined …

[HTML][HTML] Medication-related hospital readmissions within 30 days of discharge: prevalence, preventability, type of medication errors and risk factors

EB Uitvlugt, MJA Janssen, CEH Siegert… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Background: Hospital readmission rates are increasingly used as a measure of healthcare
quality. Medicines are the most common therapeutic intervention but estimating the …

[HTML][HTML] Preventability of unplanned readmissions within 30 days of discharge. A cross-sectional, single-center study

AMB van der Does, EL Kneepkens, EB Uitvlugt… - PLoS one, 2020 - journals.plos.org
Objectives To identify the preventability, determinants and causes of unplanned hospital
readmissions within 30 days of discharge using a multidisciplinary approach and including …

Completeness of medication-related information in discharge letters and post-discharge general practitioner overviews

EB Uitvlugt, CEH Siegert, MJA Janssen… - International journal of …, 2015 - Springer
Background Communication and documentation of medication-related information are
needed to improve continuity of care. Objective To assess the completeness of medication …

[HTML][HTML] Pembrolizumab Plus Chemotherapy Per PD-L1 Stratum In Patients With Metastatic Non–Small Cell Lung Cancer: Real-World Effectiveness Versus Trial …

MV Verschueren, BJM Peters, LT Bloem, VR Kruik… - Clinical Lung Cancer, 2024 - Elsevier
Background Clinical trial efficacy and real-world effectiveness of oncological treatments can
differ. This study assessed the real-world survival outcomes of first-line pembrolizumab plus …

Validity of a nationwide medication record system in the Netherlands

EB Uitvlugt, BJF van den Bemt, WL Chung… - International Journal of …, 2019 - Springer
Abstract Background In the Netherlands, a nationwide Medication Record System based on
pharmacy dispensing data is used to obtain information about patients' actual medication …

[HTML][HTML] Application of intervention mapping to develop and evaluate a pharmaceutical discharge letter to improve information transfer between hospital and …

N Cornelissen, F Karapinar-Çarkit… - Research in Social and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Background Insufficient information transfer is a major barrier in the transition from hospital
to home. This study describes the systematic development and evaluation of an intervention …

[PDF][PDF] Quality of medication related information in discharge letters: a prospective cohort study

EB Uitvlugt, R Suijker, MJA Janssen, CEH Siegert… - Eur J Intern Med, 2017 - pure.eur.nl
Transitions from one care setting to another is a well known risk factor for medication errors
(1). Inaccurate or delayed information transfer between settings could lead to serious harm …

Implementation of a pharmacist‐led transitional pharmaceutical care programme: Process evaluation of Medication Actions to Reduce hospital admissions through a …

S En‐nasery‐de Heer, EB Uitvlugt… - Journal of clinical …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
What is known and objective The recently conducted Medication Actions to Reduce hospital
admissions through a collaboration between Community and Hospital pharmacists …

The effect of a transitional pharmaceutical care program on the occurrence of ADEs after discharge from hospital in patients with polypharmacy

EB Uitvlugt, S En-Nasery-de Heer… - Research in Social and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Introduction Transitional care programs (ie interventions delivered both in hospital and in
primary care), could increase continuity and consequently quality of care. However, limited …