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Table 2. Difference between voluntary and computerized identification of adverse drug events (ADEs) and type of ADE identified at LDS Hospital
Reducing and Preventing Adverse Drug Events To Decrease Hospital Costs
Type of ADE: Total ADEs Voluntary reporting, 1988-89: 9 Computer surveillance, 1989-90: 401 Computer surveillance, 1990-91: 598 Computer surveillance, 1991-92: 529
Type of ADE: Known drug allergies Voluntary reporting, 1988-89: — Computer surveillance, 1989-90: 13 Computer surveillance, 1990-91: 0 Computer surveillance, 1991-92: 0
Sources: (1) Evans RS, Pestotnik SL, Classen DC, et al. Prevention of adverse drug events through computerized surveillance. Proc Annu Symp Comput Appl Med Care 1992;437-41. (2) Evans RS, Pestotnik SL, Classen DC, et al. Preventing adverse drug events in hospitalized patients. Ann Pharmacother 1994;28:523-7.
Internet Citation: Table 2. Difference between voluntary and computerized identification of adverse drug events (ADEs) and type of ADE identified at LDS Hospital: Reducing and Preventing Adverse Drug Events To Decrease Hospital Costs.
March 2001. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD. http://archive.ahrq.gov/research/findings/factsheets/errors-safety/aderia/table2.html
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