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
Imaging: Contrast tracheo- and/or bronchogram
Publications
An Esophagogram or Tracheobronchogram? A Review of Barium Sulfate Aspiration.
Journal of investigative medicine high impact case reports 2018 Jan-Dec;6;2324709618802872 — 2018 Jan-Dec — 2324709618802872
Large-volume barium aspiration.
Proceedings (Baylor University. Medical Center) 2015 Apr;28;183-4 — 2015 Apr — 183-4
Respiratory failure from an upper gastrointestinal series.
European respiratory review : an official journal of the European Respiratory Society 2014 Sep;23;396-7 — 2014 Sep — 396-7
Aspiration of high-density barium contrast medium causing acute pulmonary inflammation--report of two fatal cases in elderly women with disordered swallowing.
Clinical radiology 1989 Jul;40;397-400 — 1989 Jul — 397-400