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

XX.p

Lung abscess/abscesses (see also VIr)

Publications

Avriel A, Warner E, Avinoach E, Avnon LS, Shteinberg M, Shteinberg D, Heimer D, Yona S, Maimon N

Major respiratory adverse events after laparascopic gastric banding surgery for morbid obesity.

Respiratory medicine 2012 Aug;106;1192-8 — 2012 Aug — 1192-8

Matveychuk A, Osadchy A, Chen B, Shitrit D

Pulmonary complications following laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding.

Scandinavian journal of infectious diseases 2011 Apr;43;313-5 — 2011 Apr — 313-5

Zimlichman E, Pitashny M, Konen E, Szyper-Kravitz M

Lung abscess: an unusual complication of gastric banding.

The Israel Medical Association journal : IMAJ 2005 Nov;7;742-3 — 2005 Nov — 742-3