Preventable and non-preventable adverse drug events in hospitalized patients: A prospective chart review in the Netherlands

Drug Safety

Volumn 34, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 1089-1100

  Dequito, Aileen B ^a   Mol, Peter G M ^a   Van Doormaal, Jasperien E ^b   Zaal, Rianne J ^c   Van Den Bemt, Patricia M L A ^c,d   Haaijer Ruskamp, Flora M ^a   Kosterink, Jos G W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^b MARTINI HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^c ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^d UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Adverse drug reactions; Adverse drug reactions incidence; E prescribing; Hospitalisation; Medication errors

Indexed keywords

ADVERSE DRUG REACTION; ARTICLE; DRUG SAFETY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; MEDICATION ERROR; MORBIDITY; NETHERLANDS; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; TREATMENT DURATION; WARD;

ADULT; ADVERSE DRUG REACTION REPORTING SYSTEMS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALGORITHMS; DRUG TOXICITY; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MEDICAL ORDER ENTRY SYSTEMS; MEDICATION ERRORS; MIDDLE AGED; NETHERLANDS; PRESCRIPTION DRUGS; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 80053907630     PISSN: 01145916     EISSN: 11791942     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2165/11592030-000000000-00000     Document Type: Article

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