18 research outputs found
Adverse Drug Reactions in Children—A Systematic Review
Adverse drug reactions in children are an important public health problem. We have undertaken a systematic review of observational studies in children in three settings: causing admission to hospital, occurring during hospital stay and occurring in the community. We were particularly interested in understanding how ADRs might be better detected, assessed and avoided
Reações adversas a medicamentos em pediatria: uma revisão sistemática de estudos prospectivos Adverse drug reactions in pediatrics: a systematic review of prospective studies
O objetivo desta revisĂŁo foi explorar e comparar as informações derivadas de estudos prospectivos sobre a incidĂŞncia de reações adversas a medicamentos (RAM) em pediatria, publicados de janeiro de 1966 a novembro de 2003 em revistas indexadas nas bases MEDLINE, IPA e LILACS. Foram buscados trabalhos que abordassem a ocorrĂŞncia de RAM em crianças atendidas em ambulatĂłrio, durante a hospitalização ou como causa de internação hospitalar nĂŁo focalizados em tratamentos ou condições clĂnicas especĂficas. A análise incluiu vinte estudos de coorte prospectivos, entre os quais a incidĂŞncia de RAM variou de 0,75% a 11,1% em ambulatĂłrio, de 0,6 a 4,3% como causa de internação hospitalar e de 4,4 a 18,1% entre crianças hospitalizadas. O trabalho ressalta o potencial de contribuição dos estudos prospectivos para o uso seguro de medicamentos em pediatria e sugere que a padronização de definições e de critĂ©rios metodolĂłgicos poderia torná-los mais Ăşteis para esse objetivo.<br>The aim of this literature review is to explore and to compare information derived from prospective studies of adverse drug reactions (ADR) incidence in pediatrics. A systematic literature research was performed looking for studies involving outpatient and inpatient children as well hospitalizations due to ADR. The studies were identified in MEDLINE, IPA and LILACS databases from January 1966 to November 2003. Investigation focused on specific treatments or morbidities was not included in the review. Twenty prospective cohort studies were included in the analysis. In outpatient investigations ADR incidence varied from 0.75% to 11.1% between the studies; 0.6% to 4.3% of hospital admissions were related to ADR with ADR frequency during hospitalization varying from 4.4% to 18.1% of the children. The lack of definition standards and of methodological criteria hindered results comparison and could partly explain the different observations