US Emergency Department Visits for Antibiotic Adverse Drug Events in Children, 2019-2023

Key Points

• The study aims to analyze the frequency of emergency department visits related to antibiotic adverse drug events in children.
• Analyzed emergency department visit data from 2019 to 2023.
• Focused specifically on pediatric cases involving antibiotic adverse drug events.
• Estimated annual visit trends based on collected data.
• Antibiotics were responsible for over one-third of pediatric adverse drug events.
• Estimated 47,628 emergency department visits annually due to these events.
• In 2023, there were approximately 73,095 ED visits linked to antibiotic ADEs.