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Table 2 Summary of outcome at day 30 post discharge

From: Pharmacist-led medication reconciliation at patient discharge: a tool to reduce healthcare utilization? an observational study in patients 65 years or older

 

Total n = 377

MRa only Group n = 156

MRa and MRd group n = 221

p-value

Primary endpoint

Death or unplanned rehospitalization or emergency visit for ADEs (probable or doubtful)

29 (7.7%)

9 (5.8%)

20 (9.0%)

0.239

  Unplanned rehospitalization or emergency visit for ADEs

    

    Probable

15 (4.0%)

4 (2.6%)

11 (5.0%)

 

    Doubtful

11 (2.9%)

3 (1.9%)

8 (3.6%)

 

    Unlikely

30 (8.0%)

16 (10.3%)

14 (6.3%)

 

    Death without any rehospitalization

3 (0.8%)

2 (1.3%)

1 (0.5%)

 

Secondary endpoints

  Unplanned rehospitalization or emergency visit, whatever the reasonsa

56 (14.9%)

23 (14.7%)

33 (14.9%)

0.960

    GP visit

    

      0 visit

82 (25.5%)

33 (24.6%)

49 (26.2%)

0.810

      1 visit

159 (49.5%)

64 (47.8%)

95 (50.8%)

      2 visits

55 (17.1%)

26 (19.4%)

29 (15.5%)

       ≥ 3 visits

25 (7.8%)

11 (8.2%)

14 (7.5%)

  1. Missing data: GP visit (n = 56)
  2. a Including one patient who died after rehospitalization
  3. ADE Adverse drug event