Medication errors related to high-alert medications in a paediatric university hospital - a cross-sectional study analysing error reporting system data.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Paediatric patients are prone to medication errors, and only a few studies have explored errors in high-alert medications in children. The present study aimed to investigate the prevalence and nature of medication errors involving high-alert medications and whether high-alert medications are more likely associated with severe patient harm and higher error risk classification compared to other drugs.

Methods

This study was a cross-sectional report of self-reported medication errors in a paediatric university hospital in 2018-2020. Medication error reports involving high-alert medications were investigated by descriptive quantitative analysis to identify the prevalence of different drugs, Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical groups, administration routes, and the most se

SUBMITTER: Kuitunen S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10617051 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature