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

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 eme...

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Published in:PloS one 2022-01, Vol.17 (9)
Main Authors: Min-Gyu Kang, Ju-Yeun Lee, Sung-Il Woo, Kyung-Sook Kim, Jae-Woo Jung, Tae Ho Lim, Ho Joo Yoon, Chan Woong Kim, Hye-Ran Yoon, Hye-Kyung Park, Sang-Heon Kim
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Summary: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 [
ISSN:1932-6203