Adverse drug reactions in children requiring hospital admission.
Ceylon Med J
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2003 Sep; 48(3): 86-7
Artículo
en Inglés
| IMSEAR
| ID: sea-47430
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
To study the incidence of adverse drugs reactions (ADRs) in children admitted to Lady Ridgeway Hospital (LRH), Colombo.DESIGN:
A prospective hospital based descriptive study.SETTING:
Medical units of LRH, Colombo.METHODS:
Information was collected by a hospital based investigator who visited the medical units at LRH from February to December 2002. The Naranjo algorithm was used to classify the information. REMARKS During the 11 month study period, 63 admissions were due to ADRs, the commonest being secondary to administration of antibiotics.CONCLUSIONS:
ADRs accounted for only 0.16% of admissions as compared to about 2% in North America. The commonest ADRs were due to antibiotics.
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Índice:
IMSEAR (Asia Sudoriental)
Asunto principal:
Sri Lanka
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Femenino
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Humanos
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Masculino
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Preparaciones Farmacéuticas
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Preescolar
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Aspirina
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Diclofenaco
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Incidencia
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Estudios Prospectivos
Tipo de estudio:
Estudio de etiología
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Estudio de incidencia
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Estudio observacional
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Estudio pronóstico
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Factores de riesgo
País/Región como asunto:
Asia
Idioma:
Inglés
Revista:
Ceylon Med J
Año:
2003
Tipo del documento:
Artículo
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