A Multicenter Study of the Point Prevalence of Drug-Induced Hypotension in the ICU

Sandra L. Kane‐Gill; Jaclyn M. LeBlanc; Joseph F. Dasta; Sandeep Devabhakthuni

doi:10.1097/ccm.0000000000000499

July 11, 2014Critical Care Medicine

A Multicenter Study of the Point Prevalence of Drug-Induced Hypotension in the ICU

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688 ICU patients evaluated across 47 ICUs in 27 institutions in the United States, Canada, and Singapore.

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Outcome

Point prevalence of drug-induced hypotension episodes (defined as SBP <90 mm Hg or decrease in SBP of 30 mm Hg over a 2-hour period), assessment of episodes resulting from error, and description of how episodes are treated.safety

Drug-induced hypotension is common in the ICU, with over a quarter of episodes resulting from preventable medication errors, highlighting the need for optimized prescribing.

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Suggests medication errors as modifiable in ICU hypotension; cross-sectional data leaves open intervention effects.

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