Table 2.
Bivariant analysis of factors associated with the mention of adverse drug reactions in the discharge reports.
| Total N = 286 |
ADRs in the Discharge Report | p Value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mentioned N = 238 |
Not Mentioned N = 48 |
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| Hospital Assistance Required by the ADRs | ||||
| Required hospitalization | 156 (100) | 134 (85.9) | 22 (14.1) | 0.309 |
| Occurred during hospitalization | 109 (100) | 86 (78.9) | 23 (21.1) | |
| Required emergency care | 21 (100) | 18 (85.7) | 3 (14.3) | |
| Reporting Clinical Service | ||||
| Intensive care | 60 (100) | 47 (78.3) | 13 (21.7) | 0.454 |
| Pediatrics | 60 (100) | 50 (83.3) | 10 (16.7) | |
| Internal medicine | 53 (100) | 48 (90.6) | 5 (9.4) | |
| Cardiology | 27 (100) | 21 (77.8) | 6 (22.2) | |
| Others | 86 (100) | 72 (83.7) | 14 (16.3) | |
| Same Reporting and Discharging Clinical Service | ||||
| Yes | 198 (100) | 161 (81.3) | 37 (18.7) | 0.087 |
| No | 88 (100) | 64 (72.7) | 24 (27.3) | |
| Seriousness of the ADRs | ||||
| Required/prolonged hospitalization | 109(100) | 96 (88.1) | 13 (11.9) | 0.041 |
| Life-threatening/fatal | 99 (100) | 84 (84.8) | 15 (15.2) | |
| Not serious | 78 (100) | 58 (74.4) | 20 (25.6) | |
| At least one Suspected Drug with Inverted Drug Triangle | ||||
| Yes | 39 (100) | 31 (79.5) | 8 (20.5) | 0.493 |
| No | 247 (100) | 207 (83.8) | 40 (16.2) | |
| At Least One Suspected Drug with an Unknown ADRs | ||||
| Yes | 43 (100) | 37 (86.0) | 6 (14.0) | 0.544 |
| No | 243 (100) | 201 (82.7) | 42 (17.3) | |
| Alternative Causes Ruled Out in the Causality Assessment | ||||
| Yes | 249 (100) | 218 (87.6) | 31 (12.4) | <0.001 |
| No | 37 * (100) | 20 (54.1) | 17 (45.9) | |
* In these reports a possible alternative cause could not be ruled out.