Emergency Department Visits Attributed to Adverse Events Involving Benzodiazepines, 2016-2017.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Characterization of emergency department visits attributed to adverse events involving benzodiazepines can be used to guide preventive interventions. This study describes U.S. emergency department visits attributed to adverse events involving benzodiazepines by intent, patient characteristics, and clinical manifestations.

Methods

Data from the 2016-2017 National Electronic Injury Surveillance System-Cooperative Adverse Drug Event Surveillance project were analyzed in 2019 to calculate estimated annual numbers and rates of emergency department visits attributed to adverse events involving benzodiazepines, by intent of benzodiazepine use.

Results

Based on 6,148 cases, there were an estimated 212,770 (95% CI=167,163, 258,377) emergency department visits annu

SUBMITTER: Moro RN 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11380802 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature