Optimizing Pharmacist Impact in Critically Ill Patients: Is Medication Regimen Complexity the Answer?

Todd A Miano^{1

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Affiliations

¹ Department of Biostatistics, Epidemiology, and Informatics, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA.
² Center for Real-world Effectiveness and Safety of Therapeutics, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA.
³ Department of Pharmacy, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA.

Editorial

Todd A Miano. Crit Care Med. 2022.

. 2022 Sep 1;50(9):1399-1402.

doi: 10.1097/CCM.0000000000005603. Epub 2022 Aug 15.

Todd A Miano^{1

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¹ Department of Biostatistics, Epidemiology, and Informatics, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA.
² Center for Real-world Effectiveness and Safety of Therapeutics, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA.
³ Department of Pharmacy, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA.

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Conflict of interest statement

Dr. Miano has disclosed that he does not have any potential conflicts of interest.

Impact of Pharmacists to Improve Patient Care in the Critically Ill: A Large Multicenter Analysis Using Meaningful Metrics With the Medication Regimen Complexity-ICU (MRC-ICU) Score.
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