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Barriers to medical error reporting
This study was conducted to explore the prevalence of medical error underreporting and associated barriers.This cross-sectional study was performed from September to December 2012. Five hospitals, affiliated with Hamadan University of Medical Sciences, in Hamedan, Iran were investigated.
Jalal Poorolajal +2 more
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Reasons of Nurses’ Medication Errors and Persepectives of Nurses on Barriers of Error Reporting [PDF]
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 +2 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]
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 +95 more
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Medication incidents in primary care medicine: protocol of a study by the Swiss Federal Sentinel Reporting System. [PDF]
BACKGROUND/RATIONALE: Patient safety is a major concern in healthcare systems worldwide. Although most safety research has been conducted in the inpatient setting, evidence indicates that medical errors and adverse events are a threat to patients in the ...
Ceschi, A. +6 more
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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 +3 more
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Factors causing medication errors in an electronic reporting system
Aim To analyse medication error data from a hospital's electronic reporting system and identify the factors affecting error types and harmfulness. Design A retrospective study.
Seonhee Yoon, Kyeongyae Sohng
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Nurses’ identification and reporting of medication errors [PDF]
AbstractAims and objectivesTo investigate hospital nurses’ involvement in the identification and reporting of medication errors in Turkey.BackgroundMedication safety is an international priority, and medication error identification and reporting are essential for patient safety.DesignA descriptive survey design consistent with the STROBE guidelines was
Hasan Fehmi Dirik +3 more
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A systematic review of the nature of dispensing errors in hospital pharmacies [PDF]
Background: Dispensing errors are common in hospital pharmacies. Investigating dispensing errors is important for identifying the factors involved and developing strategies to reduce their occurrence. Objectives: To review published studies exploring the
Aldhwaihi, Khalid +3 more
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Background The aim of the third WHO challenge released in 2017 was to attain a global commitment to lessen the severity and to prevent medication-related harm by 50% within the next five years.
Agani Afaya +2 more
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Medical errors : Healthcare professionals’ perspective at a tertiary hospital in Kuwait [PDF]
Medical errors are of economic importance and can contribute to serious adverse events for patients. Medical errors refer to preventable events resulting from healthcare interactions, whether these events harm the patient or not.
Ahmed, Zamzam +3 more
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