Table 1 Preventability of adverse medicine events associated with hospitalisation or admissions due to medication-related problems
Total number of medicine-related problems or admissions | Percentage considered definitely avoidable | Percentage considered probably or possibly avoidable | Percentage considered probably not or definitely unavoidable | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Titchen et al., 2005 [35] | Hospital Paediatric NSAID ADRs | 25 | 36% | ||
Easton et al., 2004 [36] | Paediatric admissions | 81 | 46.9% | 30.9% | |
Easton-Carter et al., 2003 [6] | Paediatric emergency department attendances | 187 | 51.3% | 36.9% | |
Chan et al., 2001 [37] | Geriatric admissions | 73 | 53.4 | 23.3 | 23.3 |
Lau et al., 2004 [4] | Hospital Oncology ADRs | 454 | 1.6% | 46.1% | 53.4% |
Dartnell et al 1996 [38] | General admissions | 55* | 5% | 60% | 35% |
Sarkawi et al, 1995 [39] | Medical admissions | 35* | 23% | 46% | 31% |
Easton 1998 [40] | Paediatric admissions | 48*+ | # | 67% | 29% |
Ng 1996 [41] | Geriatric admissions | 31 | 3% | 29% | 68% |