Medication errors, paediatric administration

The variation in the error rates was probably due to the differences in the definitions of medication errors, the methodologies used and the settings. For example, the error rate in a neonatal intensive care unit is much higher than that in a general paediatric ward. Furthermore, the systems of prescribing, dispensing and drug administration vary... 

AE, administration error ED, emergency department ME, medication error NICU, neonatal intensive care unit PCICU, paediatric cardiac intensive care unit PICU, paediatric intensive care unit PE, prescribing error PCW, paediatric cardiac ward DE, dispensing error. 

USA) 1995. Phase 1 14 days phase 2 5 days paediatric teaching hospital. Phase 1 2 units (ICU and medical surgical unit). Phase 2 3 units (ICU, medical and surgical units) Following medication order written from prescribing through administration. Also review of medical record, pharmacy s clinical interventions and quality control log, and incident reports. Also review of medication administration record Sample 3312 medication orders Error rate 24/100 orders Administration error 0.15% doses administered... 

USA) 1999) teaching hospital and all paediatric wards in a general teaching hospital Identified incidents from reporte, medication order sheets and medication administration records and chart reviews Sample 10 778 medication orders orders Error rate 5.7/100 orders... 

Fontan et al., 2003 (France) 8 weeks Paediatric hospital Prospective study Prescription and administration documents were analysed daily and medical record analysis was used to compare the prescription with administration report Sample = 49 patients Prescriptions = 511 Prescribed drugs = 4532 Prescription error rate 20.7% (1.9 errors per patient per day) Administration error rate 23.5%... 

Nixon and Dhillon, 1996 (UK) 2 weeks General hospital -two paediatric wards (one medical and one surgical) 487 and 425 administration observed for medical and surgical wards respectively. No. of patients not mentioned Observation from Sam to 8pm, Monday to Saturday Administration errors 5.6% and 4.5% for respective wards... 

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