Hospital admissions attributed to adverse drug reactions in tertiary care in Uganda: burden and contributing factors.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Adverse drug reactions (ADRs) contribute to the burden of disease globally and of particular concern are ADR-related hospital admissions.

Objectives

This study sought to determine the burden, characteristics, contributing factors and patient outcomes of ADRs that were the primary diagnosis linked to hospital admission among inpatients in Uganda.

Design

We conducted a cross-sectional secondary analysis of data from a prospective cohort study of adult inpatients aged 18 years and older at Uganda's Mulago National Referral Hospital from November 2013 to April 2014.

Methods

We reviewed clinical charts to identify inpatients with an ADR as one of the admitting diagnoses and, if so, whether or not the hospital admission was primarily attributed to the ADR.

SUBMITTER: Asio L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10387768 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature