DRUG-INDUCED ILLNESS AS A CAUSE FOR ADMISSION TO A COMMUNITY-HOSPITAL
DRUG-INDUCED ILLNESS AS A CAUSE FOR ADMISSION TO A COMMUNITY-HOSPITAL
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DOI：
10.1111/j.1532-5415.1989.tb05498.x
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发表时间：
1989-04-01
影响因子：
6.3
通讯作者：
SHAPIRO, AP
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作者：
COLT, HG;SHAPIRO, AP
To assess the rate of occurrence of drug-induced illness as a cause for admission to the general medicine service of a community hospital, charts were reviewed retrospectively of all patients admitted to the service over two randomly selected one-month periods. Statistical analysis was performed on patients over and under the age of 65, and on iatrogenic and noniatrogenic admissions. Twenty-three of 244 patients (9.4%) were admitted with drug-induced illness. Patients with drug-induced illness had 5.7 medications as compared to 3.2 medications per patient admitted for other reasons (P < .05). A single drug was responsible for 61% of all drug-induced illness admissions. Aspirin and other nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory agents were most often implicated. Eighteen of 155 elderly patients (11.7%) were admitted with drug-induced illness. These patients were on an average of 6.3 medications as compared with 3.8 medications per elderly patient admitted for other causes (P
