The Drug-Induced Respiratory Disease Website and App
Frequency - Incidence
Incidence of respiratory adverse event(s) due to the specific drug as assessed by number of reported/published cases in the literature. Red digits in stars indicate: 0 = Very rare, questionable signal · 1 = < 10 cases · 2 = 10-50 cases · 3 = 50–100 cases · 4 = 100-200 cases · 5 = >200 cases
Evidence level/grade
Evidence level for respiratory adverse event(s) due to the specific drug as estimated using Hill’s (1965), Naranjo’s (1981), and Bégaud’s (1985) criteria applied to published cases. Blue digits in stars indicate: 0 = Questionable · 1 = Low · 2 = Moderate · 3 = Robust · 4 = Definite · 5 = Unquestionable, pathognomonic
Postoperative ARDS
The role of higher than necessary FIO2 is suggested. Good practice is to adjust FIO2 to maintain SaO2 >90%
Publications
Rapid onset of amiodarone induced pulmonary toxicity after lung lobe resection - A case report and review of recent literature.
Annals of medicine and surgery (2012) 2017 Sep;21;53-57 — 2017 Sep — 53-57
Acute amiodarone pulmonary toxicity following lung resection.
International journal of biomedical science : IJBS 2014 Sep;10;217-20 — 2014 Sep — 217-20
Ultra-short course of low-dose amiodarone-induced post-operative fatal pulmonary toxicity.
The Journal of the Association of Physicians of India 2011 Jul;59;443-7 — 2011 Jul — 443-7
Amiodarone-induced acute lung toxicity in an ICU setting.
Acta anaesthesiologica Scandinavica 2005 Apr;49;569-71 — 2005 Apr — 569-71
Amiodarone and the development of ARDS after lung surgery.
Chest 1994 Jun;105;1642-5 — 1994 Jun — 1642-5
Are patients receiving amiodarone at increased risk for cardiac operations?
The Annals of thoracic surgery 1994 Sep;58;622-9 — 1994 Sep — 622-9
Can amiodarone pulmonary toxicity be predicted in patients undergoing implantable cardioverter defibrillator implantation?
Pacing and clinical electrophysiology : PACE 1993 Dec;16;2241-9 — 1993 Dec — 2241-9
Life-threatening postoperative pulmonary complications in patients with previous amiodarone pulmonary toxicity undergoing cardiothoracic operations.
The Journal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery 1987 Jun;93;904-12 — 1987 Jun — 904-12