{"database":"biostudies-literature","file_versions":[],"scores":null,"additional":{"omics_type":["Unknown"],"volume":["13"],"submitter":["Bourika K"],"pubmed_abstract":["<h4>Objective</h4>This study was designed to reevaluate and improve the quality and safety of the chemotherapy preparation in a Central Chemotherapy Preparation Unit of a Public Hospital.<h4>Methods</h4>A failure modes, effects, and criticality analysis (FMECA) was conducted by a multidisciplinary team. All potential failure modes at each stage of the chemotherapy preparation were recorded, and the associated risks were scored for their severity, occurrence, and detectability with a risk priority number (RPN). Corrective actions were suggested, and new RPNs were estimated for the modified process.<h4>Results</h4>Failure modes, effects, and criticality analysis and priority matrix construction, revealed that the partial compliance of Unit's premises with international standards (RPN<sub>sta"],"journal":["Clinical Medicine Insights. Oncology"],"pagination":["1179554919852933"],"full_dataset_link":["https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC6558536"],"repository":["biostudies-literature"],"pubmed_title":["Improvement of Chemotherapy Solutions Production Procedure in a Hospital Central Chemotherapy Preparation Unit: A Systematic Risk Assessment to Prevent Avoidable Harm in Cancer Patients."],"pmcid":["PMC6558536"],"pubmed_authors":["Tsiata E","Bourika K","Vicha A","Kalofonos H","Avgoustakis K","Panagi Z","Papadimitriou E","Koutras A"],"additional_accession":[]},"is_claimable":false,"name":"Improvement of Chemotherapy Solutions Production Procedure in a Hospital Central Chemotherapy Preparation Unit: A Systematic Risk Assessment to Prevent Avoidable Harm in Cancer Patients.","description":"<h4>Objective</h4>This study was designed to reevaluate and improve the quality and safety of the chemotherapy preparation in a Central Chemotherapy Preparation Unit of a Public Hospital.<h4>Methods</h4>A failure modes, effects, and criticality analysis (FMECA) was conducted by a multidisciplinary team. All potential failure modes at each stage of the chemotherapy preparation were recorded, and the associated risks were scored for their severity, occurrence, and detectability with a risk priority number (RPN). Corrective actions were suggested, and new RPNs were estimated for the modified process.<h4>Results</h4>Failure modes, effects, and criticality analysis and priority matrix construction, revealed that the partial compliance of Unit's premises with international standards (RPN<sub>sta","dates":{"release":"2019-01-01T00:00:00Z","publication":"2019","modification":"2025-04-04T21:28:07.32Z","creation":"2019-07-24T07:14:18Z"},"accession":"S-EPMC6558536","cross_references":{"pubmed":["31217699"],"doi":["10.1177/1179554919852933"]}}