Look-alike medications in the perioperative setting: scoping review of medication incidents and risk reduction interventions.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Look-alike medications, where ampoules or vials of intravenous medications look similar, may increase the risk of medication errors in the perioperative setting.

Aim

This scoping review aimed to identify and explore the issues related to look-alike medication incidents in the perioperative setting and the reported risk reduction interventions.

Method

Eight databases were searched including: CINAHL Complete, Embase, OVID Emcare, Pubmed, Scopus, Informit, Cochrane and Prospero and reported using the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analysis Extension for Scoping Reviews (PRISMA-ScR). Key search terms included anaesthesia, adverse drug event, drug error or medication error, look alike sound alike, operating theatres and pharmacy. Title

SUBMITTER: Ryan AN 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10830657 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature