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

XLI.a

Pulmonary edema, noncardiogenic (NCPE)

Publications

Bellasfar G, Duchène P, Le Mée J, Mouelhi M, Langonnet F

[Pulmonary complications after gastrografin inhalation during radiographic control of esophageal anastomosis].

Annales francaises d'anesthesie et de reanimation 1986;5;533-5 — 1986 — 533-5

Trulzsch DV, Penmetsa A, Karim A, Evans DA

Gastrografin-induced aspiration pneumonia: a lethal complication of computed tomography.

Southern medical journal 1992 Dec;85;1255-6 — 1992 Dec — 1255-6