Brain-Hazardous Medications and Potential Subadequate Antidepressant Dosing in Older Surgical Patients Receiving Home Antidepressants: An Observational Study of a Large US Health System

CONCLUSIONS: Older surgical patients receiving antidepressants are frequently prescribed brain-hazardous medications and potentially subadequate antidepressant doses. Those receiving subadequate antidepressant doses may be at risk for worse postoperative outcomes compared to patients receiving adequate doses. The role of preoperative medication optimization to improve outcomes for older surgical patients should be evaluated.PMID:38507476 | DOI:10.1213/ANE.0000000000006952

Source: Anesthesia and Analgesia - March 20, 2024 Category: Anesthesiology Authors: Bethany R Tellor Pennington Katherine J Holzer Bradley A Fritz Simon Haroutounian Kevin Y Xu Amanda Tedder Alex Kronzer Michael S Avidan Eric J Lenze Source Type: research