Prescribing errors and associated factors in discharge prescriptions in the emergency department: A prospective cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Evidence regarding the prevalence of medication prescribing errors (PEs) and potential factors that increase PEs among patients treated in the emergency department (ED) are limited. This study aimed to explore the prevalence and nature of PEs in discharge prescriptions in the ED and identify potential risk factors associated with PEs.

Methods

This was a prospective observational cross-sectional study in an ambulatory ED in a tertiary teaching hospital. Data were collected for six months using a customized reporting tool. All patients discharged from ED with a discharged prescription within the study period were enrolled in this study.

Results

About 13.5% (n = 68) of the 504 prescriptions reviewed (for 504 patients) had at least one error. Main PEs encounter

SUBMITTER: Anzan M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7802932 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature