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

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Hemothorax - Serosanguineous pleural effusion

Publications

Ghanad E, Reissfelder C, Yang C

Acupuncture-Induced Hemothorax with Hypovolemic Shock: A Case Report.

Journal of integrative and complementary medicine. 2024;30(3):310-312

Karavis MY, Argyra E, Segredos V, Yiallouroy A, Giokas G, Theodosopoulos T

Acupuncture-induced haemothorax: a rare iatrogenic complication of acupuncture.

Acupuncture in medicine : journal of the British Medical Acupuncture Society. 2015;33(3):237-41