Systematic review of the incidence and characteristics of preventable adverse drug events in ambulatory care.
Thomsen LA, Winterstein AG, S⊘ndergaard B, et al. Systematic Review of the Incidence and Characteristics of Preventable Adverse Drug Events in Ambulatory Care. Annals of Pharmacotherapy. 2007;41(9). doi:10.1345/aph.1h658.
The authors analyzed the literature and found that preventable adverse drug events (PADEs) were common in ambulatory care and often resulted in the hospitalization of patients.