Reducing Medication Errors by Adopting Automatic Dispensing Cabinets in Critical Care Units.

ABSTRACT: Medication errors can have severe consequences and threaten patient safety. The patient safety-related benefits of automated dispensing cabinets (ADCs) have been reported by several previous studies, including a reduction in medication errors in intensive care units (ICUs) and emergency departments. However, the benefits of ADCs need to be assessed, given the different healthcare practice models. This study aimed to compare the rates of medication errors, including prescription, dispensing, and administrative, before and after using ADCs in intensive care units. The prescription, dispensing, and administrative error data before and after the adoption of ADCs were retrospectively collected from the medication error report system. The severity of medication errors was classified according to

SUBMITTER: Tu HN 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10136387 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature