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Slide Presentation from the AHRQ 2007 Annual Conference


ADE rates at two hospitals, 6 months, 2005

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Bar graph showing the 6 month rate per 1000 admissions of two hospital's adverse drug events (ADEs) over a 6-month period for:

  • Hypoglycemia
  • Anticoagulants
  • Hyperkalemia
  • Narcotics/Benzodiazepines
  • C. difficile colitis (A green arrow points out a particularly high number for the hospital represented by the red bar)
  • Nephrotoxins and Increased CR
  • Miscellaneous

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