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The purpose of this study is to determine the incidence of drug-related deaths in a university hospital during the year 2015
The investigators aimed to determine the incidence of drug-related mortality of admitted patients in a university hospital during the year 2015
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
|---|---|---|---|
| Drug-related deaths | fatal adverse drug reactions |
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| non drug-related deaths | deaths for other causes different as drugs |
| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| adverse drug reaction | Drug | drug-related death |
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| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Incidence of drug-related deaths of all hospital admissions | during the year 2015 |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Number of drug-related deaths with the suspected drug started the previous week | during the year 2015 | |
| Number of drug-related deaths with drug interactions between suspected drugs | during the year 2015 |
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All inpatients dead in the Germans Trias i Pujol University Hospital during the year 2015.
Patients with a death diagnosis in a predefined list of medical conditions, potentially caused by drugs, were the selected cases for further review.
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| Name | Affiliation | Role |
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| Eva Montané, PhD | Department of Clinical Pharmacology. Hospital Universitari Germans Trias i Pujol. Badalona, Barcelona, Spain | Principal Investigator |
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| ID | Term |
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| D064420 | Drug-Related Side Effects and Adverse Reactions |
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| D064419 | Chemically-Induced Disorders |
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| ID | Term |
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| D016907 | Adverse Drug Reaction Reporting Systems |
| D011584 | Psychology |
| ID | Term |
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| D011358 | Product Surveillance, Postmarketing |
| D005069 | Evaluation Studies as Topic |
| D008919 | Investigative Techniques |
| D004346 | Drug Information Services |
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| Number of preventable drug-related deaths assessed by Schumock criteria | during the year 2015 |
| Number of drug-related deaths with polypharmacy | Polypharmacy: when patient received >10 drugs | during the year 2015 |
| Number of drug-related deaths with autopsy | during the year 2015 |
| Number of drug-related deaths in which the suspected drug had a contributive role | during the year 2015 |
| Number of drug-related deaths with "certain" or "probable" categories assessed by World Health Organization (WHO) criteria and Naranjo algorithm | during the year 2015 |
| Number of drug-related deaths presented during hospitalization | during the year 2015 |
| Risk factors of drug-related deaths | risk factors assessed: age, sex, Charlson score, and hospitalization length | during the year 2015 |
| Incidence of drug-related deaths of all inpatients deaths | during the year 2015. |
| D010593 | Pharmaceutical Services |
| D006296 | Health Services |
| D005159 | Health Care Facilities Workforce and Services |
| D001525 | Behavioral Sciences |
| D004191 | Behavioral Disciplines and Activities |