Benzodiazepine and z-drug prescribing in critical care survivors and the risk of rehospitalisation or death due to falls/trauma and due to any cause: a retrospective matched cohort study using the UK Clinical Practice Research Datalink

Author

Keywords

*Benzodiazepines/adverse effects/therapeutic use

Retrospective Studies

*Accidental Falls/statistics & numerical data

*Patient Readmission/statistics & numerical data

United Kingdom/epidemiology

Survivors/statistics & numerical data

Hypnotics and Sedatives/adverse effects/therapeutic use

Wounds and Injuries/mortality/complications

Critical Care/methods/statistics & numerical data

Aged, 80 and over

Azabicyclo Compounds/adverse effects/therapeutic use

Proportional Hazards Models

benzodiazepines

hypnotics and sedatives

pharmacoepidemiology

Year of Publication

2025

Journal

Intensive Care Med

Volume

51

Number of Pages

125-136

ISBN Number

0342-4642

Accession Number

39774867

DOI

10.1007/s00134-024-07762-4