Quality of the preoperative medication history for the patients scheduled for total hip replacement or total knee replacement at the CHU of liege (QAMP-STUDY)

105 patients were enrolled and included in data analysis Sex (women/men): 63/42 60%/40% THR/TKR: 60/45 57.1%/42.9% Age, years (mean ± SD) 64.3±11.6 Up to 27% of all hospital prescribing errors are related to incomplete medication history obtained upon admission. Accurate medication reconciliation is an important part of medication safety and a subject of growing interest by health authorities. Few data are available about medication reconciliation at the preoperative visit for total hip replacement (THR) or total knee replacement (TKR). The objective of this study was to identify major gaps existing in the preoperative medication history and recommend new way to obtain a comprehensive medication history during the preoperative visit.