Adverse drug events leading to emergency department visits at an eye hospital: A brief report

PURPOSE: To evaluate adverse drug events (ADEs) resulting in emergency department visits in an eye hospital. METHOD: Emergency department visits at Farabi Eye Hospital were assessed for a 7-day period. The patients' eye disorders and drug history were evaluated to detect ADEs. RESULTS: Of 1631...

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Autores principales: Alizadeh, Safa, Mohebbi, Niayesh, Gholami, Kheirollah, Jabbarvand, Mahmoud
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2017
Materias:
Brief Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5463018/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28626826
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.joco.2017.01.007
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Sumario:PURPOSE: To evaluate adverse drug events (ADEs) resulting in emergency department visits in an eye hospital. METHOD: Emergency department visits at Farabi Eye Hospital were assessed for a 7-day period. The patients' eye disorders and drug history were evaluated to detect ADEs. RESULTS: Of 1631 emergency visits, 5 (0.3%, 95% CI: 0.13–0.71%) were drug related. Tetracaine eye drops accounted for 4 (80%, 95% CI: 38–96%) cases with corneal involvement. The other case was an intense conjunctival injection due to naphazoline eye drops. CONCLUSION: ADEs should be considered in differential diagnosis of ocular emergency problems and preventive measure should be considered.

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