Prevalence, risk factors and main features of adverse drug reactions leading to hospital admission.
Eur J Clin Pharmacol
; 70(3): 361-7, 2014 Mar.
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ABSTRACT
PURPOSE:
To assess the prevalence of hospital admission related to adverse drug reactions (ADRs) in a third-level hospital, to analyse the associated factors, and to describe the reactions and the drugs involved.METHODS:
A cross-sectional study was conducted for a 120-day period. Patients that were urgently hospitalized entered the study. The primary endpoint was the ADR-related urgent admission. A descriptive analysis of demographic, clinical, and drug-related variables was performed. The association between the likelihood of urgent admission due to ADRs and age, gender, and number of drugs used was analysed. A descriptive analysis of the suspected drugs and the reactions in ADR-related admissions was performed.RESULTS:
Overall, 186 out of 4,403 hospital admissions were due to ADRs (prevalence 4.2 % [95 % CI 3.7-4.8 %]). Age (≥65 years OR 1.59 [95 % CI 1.10-2.29]) and number of drugs used at the time of admission (3-5 drugs OR 5.07 [95 % CI 2.71-9.59]; 6-9 drugs OR 5.90 [95 % CI 3.16-11.0]; ≥10 drugs OR 8.94 [95 % CI 4.73-16.89]), but not gender, were identified as independent factors associated with ADR-related hospitalization. The overall in-hospital stay for patients admitted with ADRs amounted to 1,785 days. The ADRs were mainly type A reactions (92 %). Acute renal failure related to renin-angiotensin system inhibitors, haemorrhage due to anticoagulants, and upper gastrointestinal bleeding related to antiplatelet drugs and/or non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs were the most frequent.CONCLUSION:
Over 4 % of urgent hospitalizations are caused by ADRs, which are dose-related and predictable in more than 90 % of cases. The main risk factors are advanced age and polypharmacy.
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Asunto principal:
Polifarmacia
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Efectos Colaterales y Reacciones Adversas Relacionados con Medicamentos
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Hospitalización
Tipo de estudio:
Etiology_studies
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Observational_studies
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Prevalence_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Límite:
Adolescent
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Adult
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Aged
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Aged80
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
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En
Revista:
Eur J Clin Pharmacol
Año:
2014
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Article