Emergency Department Visits for Adverse Events Related to Dietary Supplements.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Dietary supplements, such as herbal or complementary nutritional products and micronutrients (vitamins and minerals), are commonly used in the United States, yet national data on adverse effects are limited.

Methods

We used nationally representative surveillance data from 63 emergency departments obtained from 2004 through 2013 to describe visits to U.S. emergency departments because of adverse events related to dietary supplements.

Results

On the basis of 3667 cases, we estimated that 23,005 (95% confidence interval [CI], 18,611 to 27,398) emergency department visits per year were attributed to adverse events related to dietary supplements. These visits resulted in an estimated 2154 hospitalizations (95% CI, 1342 to 2967) annually. Such visits frequently i

SUBMITTER: Geller AI 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6196363 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature