Table 6 Number of HES finished consultant episodes with an external ICD10 cause for an adverse drug reaction in 2004/05: mean age of admissions, age & gender distribution of episodes and total bed days
ICD-10 | Male % | Mean age | Age 0–14 (%) | Age 15–59 (%) | Age 60–74 (%) | Age 75+ (%) | Total bed days | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Y40 | Antibiotics | 40 | 57 | 467 (0.7) | 2468 (3.7) | 1433 (2.2) | 2064 (3.1) | 48,868 |
Y41 | Other anti-infectives | 39 | 55 | 48 (0.1) | 776 (1.2) | 245 (0.4) | 362 (0.5) | 9,280 |
Y42 | Hormones | 37 | 61 | 173 (0.3) | 2051 (3.1) | 1571 (2.4) | 1513 (2.3) | 31,323 |
Y43 | Systemic agents | 46 | 52 | 1475 (2.2) | 5123 (7.7) | 4107 (6.2) | 1323 (2.0) | 83,049 |
Y44 | Blood constituents | 47 | 70 | 37 (0.1) | 830 (1.3) | 1331 (2.0) | 2072 (3.1) | 31,919 |
Y45 | Analgesics, antipyretics, anti-inflammatory | 44 | 66 | 101 (0.2) | 2756 (4.2) | 2392 (3.6) | 3746 (5.7) | 50,118 |
Y46 | Antiepileptics, antiparkinsonism | 51 | 59 | 69 (0.1) | 641 (1.0) | 434 (0.7) | 484 (0.7) | 15,002 |
Y47 | Sedatives, hypnotics, anti-anxiety | 43 | 56 | 54 (0.1) | 210 (0.3) | 104 (0.2) | 190 (0.3) | 4,782 |
Y48 | Anaesthetics, therapeutic gases | 47 | 50 | 32 (0.0) | 275 (0.4) | 145 (0.2) | 78 (0.1) | 2,263 |
Y49 | Psychotropic drugs | 39 | 65 | 33 (0.0) | 822 (1.2) | 610 (0.9) | 1076 (1.6) | 25,733 |
Y50 | Central nervous system stimulants | 46 | 51 | 6 (0.0) | 47 (0.1) | 17 (0.0) | 23 (0.0) | 404 |
Y51 | Autonomic nervous system | 49 | 73 | 16 (0.0) | 473 (0.7) | 1037 (1.6) | 2006 (3.0) | 16,886 |
Y52 | Cardiovascular system | 47 | 75 | 15 (0.0) | 870 (1.3) | 2210 (3.3) | 4669 (7.1) | 48,189 |
Y53 | Gastrointestinal system | 39 | 62 | 30 (0.0) | 222 (0.3) | 163 (0.2) | 239 (0.4) | 3,597 |
Y54 | Water-balance, mineral and uric acid | 33 | 77 | 13 (0.0) | 411 (0.6) | 1360 (2.1) | 3848 (5.8) | 42,568 |
Y55 | Smooth/skeletal muscle, respiratory system | 39 | 56 | 24 (0.0) | 182 (0.3) | 105 (0.2) | 111 (0.2) | 2,232 |
Y56 | Topical agents | 42 | 58 | 68 (0.1) | 459 (0.7) | 344 (0.5) | 351 (0.5) | 5,779 |
Y57 | Other unspecified drugs | 43 | 60 | 87 (0.1) | 894 (1.4) | 649 (1.0) | 760 (1.1) | 15,835 |
Y58 | Bacterial vaccines | 52 | 10 | 243 (0.4) | 15 (0.0) | 14 (0.0) | 9 (0.0) | 296 |
Y59 | Other vaccines, biological substance | 51 | 28 | 211 (0.3) | 162 (0.2) | 57 (0.1) | 40 (0.1) | 1,562 |
Total | 43 | 63 | 3202 (4.8) | 19687 (29.7) | 18328 (27.7) | 24964 (37.7) | 439,685 | |
Combined Primary Diagnosis and External Cause | 42 | 60 | 3387 (4.4) | 27887 (36.6) | 19149 (25.1) | 25740 (33.8) | 571,879 | |