Relative risks of reported serious injury and death associated with hemostasis devices by gender

Autor: Beverly Albrecht Gallauresi, Carlos Bell, Suzanne Rich, Dale R. Tavris
Rok vydání: 2003
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Zdroj: Pharmacoepidemiology and Drug Safety. 12:237-241
ISSN: 1099-1557
1053-8569
DOI: 10.1002/pds.802
Popis: Purpose To assess relative risks by gender of reported serious injuries and deaths associated with the use of hemostasis devices, stratified by year of report, type of injury, and type of device. Methods Reports from the Food and Drug Administration's Medical Device Reporting system and National Center for Health Statistics data on use of cardiac catheterization were used to estimate relative risks of reported serious injuries and deaths by gender. Results Estimated risks of reported serious injuries and deaths associated with hemostasis devices were two to three times greater in females than in males for hemorrhage and hematoma (p
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