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The diseases most often related
to potentially preventable drug-related revisits were heart failure
(n=24, 28%), chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD; n=13, 15%),
atrial fibrillation (n=7, 8.2%) and gastrointestinal bleeding or ulcer
(n=7, 8.2%; Table 2).
Five main causes of potentially preventable drug-related revisits were
identified (Table 3): inadequate
treatment (n=23, 27%), insufficient or no follow-up (n=22, 26%),
non-compliance (n=21, 25%), lack of investigation or diagnostics (n=10,
12%) and inappropriate treatment (n=9, 11%). The origin of the cause
of these visits within healthcare was more often hospital care (n=49,
58%) than primary care (n=27, 32%). In nine (11%) cases, the origin
of the cause was either unclear or the visit seemed to be caused by the
patient.