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 ADEsVoluntary reporting, 1988-89: 9Computer surveillance, 1989-90: 401Computer surveillance, 1990-91: 598Computer surveillance, 1991-92: 529Type of ADE: Known drug allergiesVoluntary reporting, 1988-89: —Computer surveillance, 1989-90: 13Computer surveillance, 1990-91: 0Computer surveillance, 1991-92: 0Type of ADE: Inappropriate administrationVoluntary reporting, 1988-89: —Computer surveillance, 1989-90: 20Computer surveillance, 1990-91: 1Computer surveillance, 1991-92: 2Sources: (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.Return to Document Current as of March 2001 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://www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/factsheets/errors-safety/aderia/table2.html
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