Reposted by Zoe Girdis
💡 In older adults, deprescribing benzodiazepines is associated with a reduced mortality risk (-41%) 6 months post-hospitalisation.
Those RXed BZDs at discharge had a x1.64 higher risk of all-cause mortality than BZD non-users.
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Benzodiazepine exposure and 6-month mortality in older adults post-hospitalization: time to consider deprescribing?
AbstractBackground. Benzodiazepines (BZDs) are commonly used in older populations despite their association with multiple adverse outcomes. However, the im
