The frequency of adverse drug reaction related admissions according to method of detection, admission urgency and medical department specialty

Table 2 Urgency and paths of admission to medical departments

	No. of patients admitted regardless of ADR (N = 520)	No. of patients admitted due to ADR (%) (N = 30)
Urgent admissions through Medical Emergency Department	210	23 (11.0%) *
Urgent admissions through Medical Outpatients Department	48	3 (6.3%)
Urgent transfer from other primary hospitals or departments	49	4 (8.2%)
Non-urgent/planned admissions	213	0 (0%) *

* p = 0.001; urgent admission through Medical Emergency Department v. non-urgent/planned admissions