[Economic impact of the resolution of drug related problems in an Emergency Department]. / Impacto económico de la resolución de problemas relacionados con medicamentos en un servicio de urgencias.

OBJECTIVE: Determine the economic impact of avoided cost in hospital stays by preventing drug-related problems. METHOD: Prospective observational study of six months in the emergency department. We included patients admitted for observation and pre-admission beds. A pharmacist was integrated into the healthcare team to validate / reconcile pharmacotherapy. Severity was associated DRPs detected / resolved with the risk increasing the stay of patients admitted to a clinical unit, estimating the potential cost avoided. RESULTS: El 32,5% of patients required intervention and were intercepted 444 drug-related problems, resolving 85.5%. Serious problems serious / significant unresolved affected 130 patients who were admitted, with an estimated avoided cost about 60,000 €. It was noted that serious problems and oral cytostatics, insulin and diabetes were the groups associated with a higher average cost avoided (p <0.05). CONCLUSION: The integration of the pharmacist in the emergency team to intercept medication problems, reducing the risk of stay and increase healthcare costs.

Impacto económico de la resolución de problemas relacionados con medicamentos en un servicio de urgencias / Economic impact of the resolution of drug related problems in an Emergency Department

OBJETIVO: Determinar el impacto económico del coste evitado en estancias hospitalarias a través de la prevención de problemas relacionados con los medicamentos. MÉTODO: Estudio observacional prospectivo de seis meses en un Servicio de Urgencias. Se incluyeron a pacientes hospitalizados en camas de observación y preingreso. Un farmacéutico se integró en el equipo asistencial para validar/ conciliar la farmacoterapia. Se asoció la gravedad de los PRM detectados/ resueltos con el riesgo incrementar la estancia de los pacientes que ingresaron en una unidad clínica, estimando el coste potencialmente evitado. RESULTADOS: El 32,5% de los pacientes requirieron intervención y se interceptaron 444 problemas relacionados con medicamentos, resolviéndose el 85,5%. Problemas de gravedad seria/ significativa resueltos afectaron a 130 pacientes que ingresaron, estimándose un coste evitado de unos 60.000 €. Se observó que los problemas serios y los citostáticos orales, insulinas y antidiabéticos fueron los grupos asociados a un coste medio evitado mayor (p < 0,05). CONCLUSIÓN: La integración del farmacéutico en el equipo de Urgencias permite interceptar problemas de medicación, reduciéndose el riesgo de incrementar la estancia y los costes sanitarios

OBJECTIVE: Determine the economic impact of avoided cost in hospital stays by preventing drug-related problems. METHOD: Prospective observational study of six months in the emergency department. We included patients admitted for observation and preadmission beds. A pharmacist was integrated into the healthcare team to validate / reconcile pharmacotherapy. Severity was associated DRPs detected / resolved with the risk increasing the stay of patients admitted to a clinical unit, estimating the potential cost avoided. RESULTS: El 32,5% of patients required intervention and were intercepted 444 drug-related problems, resolving 85.5%. Serious problems serious / significant unresolved affected 130 patients who were admitted, with an estimated avoided cost about 60,000 €. It was noted that serious problems and oral cytostatics, insulin and diabetes were the groups associated with a higher average cost avoided (p <0.05). CONCLUSION: The integration of the pharmacist in the emergency team to intercept medication problems, reducing the risk of stay and increase healthcare costs