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Table 3 Repartition of adverse drug reactions according to the lowest level term leading to nursing home residents admission in the emergency department during Period 1 and corresponding MedDRA codes

From: Characteristics of Drug-RElated Hospitalizations for Nursing HOme Residents: Cross-Sectional RENHO Study

 

N (%)

MedDRA code

Falls

114 (24.3)

10016173

Hemorrhagic eventsa

106 (22.3)

10055798

Fecaloma/constipation

47 (10.0)

10056329/10010774

Confusion and attention disorders

25 (5.3)

10010300 and 10009842

Convulsion

24 (5.1)

10010914

Anemia

16 (3.4)

10002272

Hypotension

16 (3.4)

10021097

Acute renal failure

9 (1.9)

10001041

Malaise

7 (1.5)

10025482

Coma

6 (1.3)

10010071

Hyponatremia

6 (1.3)

10021038

Infection

6 (1.3)

10021789

Ischemic stroke

5 (1.1)

10055221

Dehydration

5 (1.1)

10012174

Drowsiness

5 (1.1)

10013649

Behavioral disorders

5 (1.1)

10004204

  1. MedDRA Medical Dictionary for Regulatory Activities
  2. an = 29 digestive tract bleeding; n = 28 cerebral hemorrhages; n = 49 others