Adverse drug events leading to emergency department visits: A multicenter observational study in Korea.

ABSTRACT: Adverse drug events are significant causes of emergency department visits. Systematic evaluation of adverse drug events leading to emergency department visits by age is lacking. This multicenter retrospective observational study evaluated the prevalence and features of adverse drug event-related emergency department visits across ages. We reviewed emergency department medical records obtained from three university hospitals between July 2014 and December 2014. The proportion of adverse drug events among total emergency department visits was calculated. The cause, severity, preventability, and causative drug(s) of each adverse drug event were analyzed and compared between age groups (children/adolescents [<18 years], adults [18-64 years], and the elderly [≥65 years]). Of 59,428 emergency de

SUBMITTER: Kang MG 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9484687 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature