Researchers found that emergency department patients with an adverse drug event result in higher utilization of healthcare services and healthcare costs than other ED patients, according to an American College of Emergency Physicians news release.
Patients who come to the ED with an adverse drug event, defined as an unwanted and unintended medical event related to the use of medications, are 50 percent more likely than other ED patients to spend additional days in the hospital. Additionally, ED patients with an adverse drug event incur almost double the healthcare costs of other ED patients. The results of the study were published in Annals of Emergency Medicine.
Read the news release about ED patients with an adverse drug event.
Read other coverage about medication safety:
- AORN Urges Safety During Six Phases of Medication Administration Process
- Patient Safety Tool: Guide to Increasing Reporting of Potential Medical Errors
Patients who come to the ED with an adverse drug event, defined as an unwanted and unintended medical event related to the use of medications, are 50 percent more likely than other ED patients to spend additional days in the hospital. Additionally, ED patients with an adverse drug event incur almost double the healthcare costs of other ED patients. The results of the study were published in Annals of Emergency Medicine.
Read the news release about ED patients with an adverse drug event.
Read other coverage about medication safety:
- AORN Urges Safety During Six Phases of Medication Administration Process
- Patient Safety Tool: Guide to Increasing Reporting of Potential Medical Errors
