Table 1 General characteristic of the cases included in the dataset
From: Open-access database of literature derived drug-related Torsade de Pointes cases
Characteristic | Number of relevant cases (% of total) | Number of cases where data were not available (% of total) |
|---|---|---|
Total number of cases | 634 (100%) | - |
Adults (> 18-yr-old) | 609 (96%) | 6 (1%) |
Elderly (> 65-yr-old) | 237 (37) | 6 (1%) |
Female | 398 (63%) | 17 (3%) |
Hypokaliemia was confirmed | 143 (23%) | 241 (38%) |
More than one drug was reported | 397 (63%) | - |
Overdose | 67 (11%) | - |
Suicide attempt | 23 (4%) | - |
Drug abuse | 24 (4%) | - |
Concomitant alcohol ingestion | 24 (4%) | - |