An AE was considered serious if life‐threatening or resulting in death; in‐patient hospitalisation; or prolongation of existing hospitalisation, disability or incapacity, congenital anomaly, or other event considered serious, based upon appropriate medical judgment.
SAEs were defined as any untoward medical occurrence that resulted in death, was life-threatening, required hospitalization or prolongation of existing hospitalisation, resulted in disability or incapacity, or was an important medical event.
SAEs were defined as any untoward medical occurrence that resulted in death, was life-threatening, required hospitalization or prolongation of existing hospitalization, resulted in disability or incapacity, or was an important medical event.
SAEs were defined as AEs that resulted in death, risk of life, hospitalization or prolongation of existing hospitalization, persistent or significant disability or incapacity, or that required medical or surgical intervention to prevent any of these outcomes.
A SAE was defined as any untoward medical occurrence that resulted in death, was life-threatening, required hospitalisation or prolongation of existing hospitalisation, or resulted in disability or incapacity.
Serious adverse reactions are defined as those which may be persistent, irreversible, slowly reversible, or life-threatening, which could result in in-patient hospitalisation or prolongation of existing hospitalisation, persistent or significant disability or incapacity, or death.
The figures cover new claimants, and not the stock of existing claimants that have mainly been switched from Incapacity Benefit to ESA.
The event was classified as serious if it was life-threatening, required inpatient hospitalisation or prolongation of existing hospitalisation, or caused significant or persistent disability or incapacity.
Results in death; Is immediately life-threatening; Requires hospitalisation or prolongation of existing hospitalisation; Results in persistent or significant disability or incapacity; Is a congenital abnormality or birth defect; Is an important medical condition.
Any adverse event or adverse reaction will be regarded as serious if it: results in death, is life-threatening, requires hospitalisation or prolongation of existing hospitalisation, results in persistent or significant disability or incapacity.
