Pharmacists Improving Patient Outcomes in the Perioperative Service Project: The effect of pharmacist prescribing and history taking on missed medications postoperatively

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Medication error; Public Health - Health service research

• Registration Number: ACTRN12609000868280
• Lead Sponsor: John Hunter Hospital Pharmacy Department

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2009-10-06
• Last Update Posted: 13 January 2020

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 360

Inclusion Criteria

Adult, all surgical candidates (except where otherwise excluded), Take regular medication,

Exclusion Criteria

Orthopaedic surgical candidate

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Missed Doses, as determined by retrospective chart review.[end of inpatient stay]

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Hospital length of stay[after discharge post surgery];Acute Myocardial Infarction as diagnosed by a medical officer and coded in the medical record.[6 months and 12 months post admission for surgery];Deep Vein Thrombosis / Pulmonary Embolism as diagnosed by a medical officer and coded in the medical record.[6 months and 12 months post admission for surgery];all-cause hospital readmission[6 months and 12 months post admission for surgery]