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Medication Errors and its Contributing Factors among Midwives [PDF]

Journal of Midwifery & Reproductive Health, 2016
Introduction: Medication errors are among the most serious health errors threatening patient safety in all countries, with major impacts on public health. Midwives as members of healthcare systems are prone to such errors.
Fatemeh zahra Karimi, Hossein Ebrahimipour, Elaheh Hooshmand, Roghayeh Bayrami, Maryam Pourshirazi, Maliheh Afiat, Habibollah Esmaili, Ali Vafaee Najar   +7 more
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Medication errors related to high-alert medications in a paediatric university hospital – a cross-sectional study analysing error reporting system data

BMC Pediatrics, 2023
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 ...
Sini Kuitunen, Mari Saksa, Justiina Tuomisto, Anna-Riia Holmström   +3 more
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Safety of medication use in primary care [PDF]

, 2015
© 2014 Royal Pharmaceutical Society.BACKGROUND: Medication errors are one of the leading causes of harmin health care. Review and analysis of errors have often emphasized their preventable nature and potential for reoccurrence.
Abramson, Abramson, Adubofour, Ahmad, Al Khaja, Al Khaja, Alldred, Alldred, Aronson, Aronson, Ashcroft, Avery, Avery, Avery, Barber, Bayoumi, Berner, Bernstein, Beso, Boockvar, Boockvar, Booij, Braund, Bregnhoj, Britt, Brown, Buurma, Campbell, Carruthers, Chen, Chua, Coleman, Dallenbach, Dean, Dean, Dean, Dean Franklin, Dean Franklin, Department of Health, Department of Health, Department of Health, Devine, Dhabali, Eslami, Field, Fischer, Flynn, Gagne, Gandhi, Gandhi, Gandhi, Garfield, Ghaleb, Ginzburg, Glassman, Green, Gurwitz, Hazlet, Howard, Hume, Humphries, Hämmerlein, Janice O. Olaniyan, Kaushal, Kaushal, Kennedy, Khoja, Knudsen, Knudsen, Kohn, Kuo, Lafata, Lasser, Leape, Lemer, Lewis, Lisby, Lopez-Picazo, Lynskey, Maisoon Ghaleb, Martínez Sánchez, Marwaha, Miller, Moniz, Nanji, Nemeth, Norden-Hagg, Palen, Paul Robinson, Pirmohamed, Raebel, Reason, Royal, Runciman, Sarvadikar, Sayers, Shah, Singh, Soraya Dhillon, Sorensen, Stefanovic, Sweidan, Szczepura, Tam, Tamblyn, Teinilä, Thomsen, Varkey, Vincent, Warholak, Wetzels, Wild, Wong, World Health Organisation   +113 more
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What is the epidemiology of medication errors, error-related adverse events and risk factors for errors in adults managed in community care contexts? A systematic review of the international literature [PDF]

, 2018
© Article author(s) (or their employer(s) unless otherwise stated in the text of the article) 2018. All rights reserved. No commercial use is permitted unless otherwise expressly granted.Objective To investigate the epidemiology of medication errors and ...
Aljadhey, Hisham, Aloudah, Nouf, Assiri, Ghadah, Grant, Elizabeth, Mahmoud, Mansour, Shebl, Nada, Sheikh, Aziz   +6 more
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Accidental IV administration of epinephrine instead of midazolam at colonoscopy

Alexandria Journal of Medicine, 2016
Drug administration errors appear to be a major source of iatrogenic harm to hospitalized patients. They often, particularly in the case of epinephrine, have catastrophic consequences both for the patient and the well-meaning provider.
Ahmed Gado, Basel Ebeid, Anthony Axon
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Reasons of Nurses’ Medication Errors and Persepectives of Nurses on Barriers of Error Reporting [PDF]

حیات, 2012
Background & Aim: Administration of medications is an important part of treatment and care provided by nurses. Medication errors can create serious problems to patients and health system.
Nader Mahdavi, Parvane Ezate Aghajari, Mina Hosseinzadeh   +2 more
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Quality of medication use in primary care - mapping the problem, working to a solution: a systematic review of the literature [PDF]

, 2009
Background: The UK, USA and the World Health Organization have identified improved patient safety in healthcare as a priority. Medication error has been identified as one of the most frequent forms of medical error and is associated with significant ...
A Hassey, A Manday, AG Zermansky, Alan Willson, B Dean Franklin, B Gethins, BD Franklin, BD Franklin, C Duggan, C Duggan, Department of Health, Department of Health, Department of Health, Department of Health, DJ Collins, DM Berwick, Esimai, I Jones, Institute of Healthcare Improvement, Institute of Medicine, J Bicheno, JC Benneyan, JH Hippisley-Cox, K Brookes, K Jordon, L Pickrell, L Smith, Lina Eliasson, M Pirohamed, M Rother, M Sagripanti, MP Tully, MT Taner, N Barber, N Proudlove, N Slack, National Collaborating Centre for Primary Care, National Institute of Clinical Excellence, Nick Barber, P Donyai, Paul Walley, PHG Beardon, R Natarajan, RL Howard, S Ahmed, S Morcos, S Olsen, S Rees, S Royal, S Spear, Sara Garfield, SNH Shah, WMS Al-Shaqha, World Health Organization, YH Jani   +54 more
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Applicability of drug-related problem (DRP) classification system for classifying severe medication errors

BMC Health Services Research, 2023
Background Several classification systems for medication errors (MEs) have been established over time, but none of them apply optimally for classifying severe MEs.
Carita Linden-Lahti, Anna Takala, Anna-Riia Holmström, Marja Airaksinen   +3 more
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Systematic review of the safety of medication use in inpatient, outpatient and primary care settings in the Gulf Cooperation Council countries [PDF]

, 2018
Background Errors in medication use are a patient safety concern globally, with different regions reporting differing error rates, causes of errors and proposed solutions.
Abu Yassin, Abushaiqa, Ackroyd-Stolarz, Al Anany, Al Anazi, Al Hamid, Al Khaja, Al Khaja, Al Khaja, Al Khaja, Al Khaja, Al Odhayani, Al Rahbi, Al Shahaibi, Al-Arifi, Al-Arifi, Al-Dhawailie, Al-Ghamdi, Al-Hussein, Al-Jazairi, Al-Jeraisy, Al-Khani, Al-Olah, Al-Omar, Al-Rashdi, Al-Rowibah, Al-Tajir, Alakhali, Alanazi, Albarrak, Alghamdy, Aljadhey, Aljadhey, Aljadhey, Aljamal, Allan, Almazrou, Alshaikh, Alsulaimi, Altebenaui, American Geriatrics Society Beers Criteria Update Expert Panel, Arabi, Aseeri, ASHP, Bates, Bryony Dean Franklin, Cohen, Dean, Dean, Dean, Dean, Dibbi, Elnour, Ferner, Fick, Flynn, Flynn, Gandhi, Ghaleb, Ghaleb, Hemida, Hepler, Hisham Saad Aljadhey, Hooper, Insley, Irshaid, Jamilah Alsaidan, Jane Portlock, Jha, Jha, Kaushal, Kheir, Khoja, Landis, Lisby, Mahmoud, McLeod, McPhillips, Mendonca, Miller, Mitwally, Morimoto, Morimoto, Nada Atef Shebl, Naranjo, Nebeker, Neville, Rancourt, Rashed, Rashed, Rehmani, Sadat-Ali, Shaughnessy, Sonallah, WHO, World Bank   +95 more
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Epinephrine: Medication Error

Eurasian Journal of Emergency Medicine, 2016
Epinephrine plays an integral role in the treatment of several life treating diseases. It can be administered at different doses and through different routes of administration. Nebulized L-epinephrine has been described as a safe treatment method.
Halise Akça, Nilden Tuygun, Emine Polat, Can Demir Karacan   +3 more
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