title: Emergency health care encounters for adverse effects of medical treatment.
abstract: There are approximately 1.4 million visits annually to emergency departments of nonfederal, general, and short-stay hospitals for adverse effects of medical treatment. These include visits for injuries and illnesses sustained through complications of medical and surgical care, including adverse drug reactions. The rate of visits for adverse effects has increased from 3.1 visits per 1,000 persons in 1992 to 5.2 visits in 1999. Visit rates are substantially higher for persons aged 65 years and older.
authors.affiliation: Division of Health Care Statistics, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's National Center for Health Statistics, Hyattsville, Maryland, USA. cburt@cdc.gov
authors.forename: C W
authors.initials: CW
authors.lastname: Burt
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D064420:Drug-Related Side Effects and Adverse Reactions; D004636:Emergency Service, Hospital / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D019538:Health Care Surveys; D006801:Humans; D007049:Iatrogenic Disease / Q000453:epidemiology*; D007223:Infant; D008875:Middle Aged; D009309:National Center for Health Statistics, U.S.; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000453:epidemiology; D015995:Prevalence; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology