Retrospective analysis of adverse drug reactions leading to short-term emergency hospital readmission.

CONCLUSION: ADR-related readmissions constituted a considerable part of short-term emergency readmissions. Despite being a relevant cause for rehospitalisation, only a minority of the ADRs were reported to the regulatory authorities. Strategies to prevent ADR-related readmissions and to improve reporting rates are needed.
PMID: 33516159 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Source: Swiss Medical Weekly - January 18, 2021 Category: General Medicine Authors: Banholzer S, Dunkelmann L, Haschke M, Derungs A, Exadaktylos A, Krähenbühl S, Liakoni E Tags: Swiss Med Wkly Source Type: research