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
Foreign body/substance pulmonary embolism
Publications
[Fatal pulmonary embolism after embolization of a hepatocellular carcinoma using microspheres].
Radiologia 2008 May-Jun;50;248-50 — 2008 May-Jun — 248-50
Fatal pulmonary complications after arterial embolization with 40-120- micro m tris-acryl gelatin microspheres.
Journal of vascular and interventional radiology : JVIR 2004 Feb;15;197-200 — 2004 Feb — 197-200