[Adverse drug reactions as cause of visit to the emergency department: incidence, features and outcomes].

The aim of the study was to determine incidence, features and outcomes of the adverse drug reactions (ADR) among emergency department (ED) visits of S. Giovanni Battista Hospital in Turin. We evaluated 16.055 patients among ED visits in a period of five months; the mean age was 59.6 +/- 20.2 year (range 17-93 y; 8.054 women and 8.001 men); 426 (2.6%) had ADRs, and 91 (21.4%) were admitted to the hospital. In multivariate analysis only the number...