Background & Aim: The most common types of medical errors are medication errors. Medication errors can cause serious health problems and should be considered a threat to patientschr('39') safety.
Maryam Mirzaei +3 more
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Impact of Internally Developed Electronic Prescription on Prescribing Errors at Discharge from the Emergency Department [PDF]
Introduction: Medication errors are common, with studies reporting at least one error per patient encounter. At hospital discharge, medication errors vary from 15%-38%.
Bakhti, Rinad +4 more
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Background & Aim: The most common types of medical errors are medication errors. Medication errors can cause serious health problems and should be considered a threat to patients' safety.
Maryam Mirzaei +3 more
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[Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on patient safety incident and medication error reporting systems]. [PDF]
Macías Maroto M +6 more
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Proton-pump inhibitor use is associated with a broad spectrum of neurological adverse events including impaired hearing, vision, and memory. [PDF]
Proton-pump inhibitors, PPIs, are considered effective therapy for stomach acid suppression due to their irreversible inhibition of the hydrogen/potassium pump in the gastric parietal cells. They are widely prescribed and are considered safe for over-the-
Abagyan, Ruben +4 more
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More on Reporting Medical Errors
Crone et al. (1) present a case study with much of their discussion about aspects of reporting suspected medical errors, particularly when there is a possibility of misconduct or violation of rules. Marx (2), who described a useful taxonomy of medical errors, recommends that no blame be given except for certain situations, …
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Frequency of and predictors for patient-reported medical and medication errors in Switzerland
OBJECTIVES: To analyse the frequency of and identify risk factors for patient-reported medical errors in Switzerland. The joint effect of risk factors on error-reporting probability was modelled for hypothetical patients. METHODS: A representative population sample of Swiss citizens (n = 1306) was surveyed as part of the Commonwealth Fund’
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Medication decision-making for patients with renal insufficiency in inpatient and outpatient care at a US Veterans Affairs Medical Centre: a qualitative, cognitive task analysis. [PDF]
BackgroundMany studies identify factors that contribute to renal prescribing errors, but few examine how healthcare professionals (HCPs) detect and recover from an error or potential patient safety concern.
Arthur, Karen J +8 more
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Causes of Medication Errors and Barriers of Error Reporting in point of views of Nurses: a case study Mayelafshar Mahnaz1*, Memarpour Mehdi2 1. Ph.D.
Mahnaz Mayelafshar, Mehdi Memarpour
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Medication errors in emergency departments: is electronic medical record an effective barrier?
Objective: To compare medication errors in two emergency departments with electronic medical record, to two departments that had conventional handwritten records at the same organization.
Marina Vaidotas +6 more
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