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BET 1: What is the incidence of cardiac arrhythmia in adult patients with acute infection prescribed fluoroquinolones?
  1. Kathryn Chan,
  2. Jada Fitzpatrick
  1. McMaster Emergency Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
  1. Correspondence to Dr Kathryn Chan; production.emj{at}bmjgroup.com

Abstract

A shortcut review was carried out to establish the incidence of arrhythmia after prescription of a fluoroquinolone antibiotic. 332 papers were found using the reported searches, of which 14 presented the best evidence to answer the clinical question. The author, date and country of publication, patient group studied, study type, relevant outcomes, results and study weaknesses of these papers are tabulated. It is concluded that the incidence of arrhythmia after prescription of a fluoroquinolone antibiotic is low (<3%), but estimates are imprecise.

  • emergency care systems

https://doi.org/10.1136/emermed-2019-208980.2

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    • Funding The authors have not declared a specific grant for this research from any funding agency in the public, commercial or not-for-profit sectors.

    • Competing interests None declared.

    • Provenance and peer review Not commissioned; internally peer reviewed.

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