Key result
Drug overdose accounted for 52% of ICU admissions for drug-related problems, with hypoglycaemic medication causing 19% of cases and an overall mortality rate of 4.6%.
Population
86 adult patients admitted to the ICU who experienced drug-related problems out of a total of 2389 ICU…
Design
Cohort
Authors
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Alerts clinicians to overdose and hypoglycaemia risks in ICU DRPs; hypothesis-generating for future interventional studies.
Observational (n=86)
Drug-related problems represent a small proportion of ICU admissions, with drug overdose and hypoglycaemia being the most common causes.
Abdelaziz et al. (2014) conducted an observational in Drug-related problems (n=86). Drug overdose vs. Other drug-related problems was evaluated on Categorisation and outcomes of drug-related problems. Drug overdose accounted for 52% of ICU admissions for drug-related problems, with hypoglycaemic medication causing 19% of cases and an overall mortality rate of 4.6%.
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