Adverse Drug Events in US Hospitals (2004): Healthcare Cost and Utilization Panel Statistical Report #29
Elixhauser A, Owens P. Adverse Drug Events in US Hospitals (2004). Healthcare Cost and Utilization Panel (HCUP) Statistical Report #29. Rockville, Maryland: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; April 2007.
This report, based on 2004 Healthcare Cost and Utilization Panel (HCUP) data, describes the types of patients seen with adverse drug events (ADEs) in US hospitals as well as the types of ADEs reported. The data indicated that ADEs were found in approximately 3.1 percent of all hospital stays, and most ADEs (90.3 percent) were attributed to the side effects of properly administered medications.
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