Systematic evidence review of rates and burden of harm of intravenous admixture drug preparation errors in healthcare settings.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To examine published evidence on intravenous admixture preparation errors (IAPEs) in healthcare settings.

Methods

Searches were conducted in three electronic databases (January 2005 to April 2017). Publications reporting rates of IAPEs and error types were reviewed and categorised into the following groups: component errors, dose/calculation errors, aseptic technique errors and composite errors. The methodological rigour of each study was assessed using the Hawker method.

Results

Of the 34 articles that met inclusion criteria, 28 reported the site of IAPEs: central pharmacies (n=8), nursing wards (n=14), both settings (n=4) and other sites (n=3). Using the Hawker criteria, 14% of the articles were of good quality, 74% were of fair quality and 12% were of poo

SUBMITTER: Hedlund N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5770837 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature