Incidence, severity and preventability of medication-related visits to the emergency department: a prospective study

J. Zed, P.; B. Abu‐Laban, Riyad; M. Balen, Robert; Loewen, Peter; M. Hohl, Corinne; R. Brubacher, Jeffrey; Wilbur, Kerry; O. Wiens, Matthew; Jo Samoy, Leslie; Lacaria, Katie; Purssell, Roy

doi:10.1503/cmaj.071594

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Incidence, severity and preventability of medication-related visits to the emergency department: a prospective study

Published in Canadian Medical Association Journal • Jun 2, 2008

Authors:

P. J. Zed

Riyad B. Abu‐Laban

Robert M. Balen

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Medication-related visits to the emergency department are an important but poorly understood phenomenon. We sought to evaluate the frequency, severity and preventability of drug-related visits to the emergency department. METHODS: We performed a prospective observational study of randoml...

Subject

Emergency department

Medicine

Interquartile range

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