Adverse events following NPSA guidelines

Monitoring adverse events following immunisation.

Surveillance of adverse events following immunisation (AEFIs) is an integral component of any immunisation program; it is as important as surveillance of both immunisation coverage and vaccine preventable diseases. In this article we describe the purpose of AEFI surveillance and the methods used to monitor AEFIs in Australia and NSW. We also summarise NSW AEFI surveillance reports received betw...

Adverse events following immunization: perception and evidence.

PURPOSE OF REVIEW The aim of this article is to highlight the evidence on new and ongoing vaccine safety concerns in the light of several vaccines recently licensed and others made available and recommended more widely. RECENT FINDINGS There is increasingly convincing epidemiologic and laboratory evidence against a causal relation of several alleged adverse events following immunization. The ...

Neurological adverse events following regional anesthesia administration

Regional anesthesia and analgesia have been associated with improved analgesia, decreased postoperative nausea and vomiting, and increased patient satisfaction for many types of surgical procedures. In obstetric anesthesia care, it has also been associated with improved maternal mortality and major morbidity. The majority of neurological adverse events following regional anesthesia administrati...

Causality assessment of adverse events following immunization.

[Adverse events following immunization and causality assessment of an adverse event following immunization].

Several fatal events occurred in Hunan, Guangdong and Sichuan Province in December, 2013. The events were reported by the news media, which followed growing public concern. Currently, more and more vaccines were developed and the immunization was adopted for more objectives. The clinicians, especially pediatricians will face a growing number of clinical problems related to the vaccine. The clin...