Methods for evaluating adverse drug event preventability in emergency department patients.

ABSTRACT:

Background

There is a high degree of variability in assessing the preventability of adverse drug events, limiting the ability to compare rates of preventable adverse drug events across different studies. We compared three methods for determining preventability of adverse drug events in emergency department patients and explored their strengths and weaknesses.

Methods

This mixed-methods study enrolled emergency department patients diagnosed with at least one adverse drug event from three prior prospective studies. A clinical pharmacist and physician reviewed the medical and research records of all patients, and independently rated each event's preventability using a "best practice-based" approach, an "error-based" approach, and an "algorithm-based" approach. Raters discussed

SUBMITTER: Woo SA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6280499 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature