The adverse inpatient medication event and frailty (AIME-frail) risk prediction model

• DOI: 10.1016/j.sapharm.2024.05.003
• Publication Date: 2024-05-11T15:47:26Z
• Authors: Nazanin Falconer; Ian A. Scott; Ahmad Abdel-Hafez; Neil Cottrell; Duncan Long; Christopher Morris; Centaine Snoswell; Ebtyhal Aziz; Jonathan Yong Jie...; Michael Barras
• Keywords: Medication Adherence

Medication harm affects between 5 and 15% of hospitalised patients, with approximately half the events considered preventable through timely intervention. The Adverse Inpatient Event (AIME) risk prediction model was previously developed to guide a systematic approach patient prioritisation for targeted clinician review, but frailty not tested as candidate predictor variable.