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Medication Errors in Pediatrics: Proposals to Improve the Quality and Safety of Care Through Clinical Risk Management

Frontiers in Medicine, 2022
Medication errors represent one of the most common causes of adverse events in pediatrics and are widely reported in the literature. Despite the awareness that children are at increased risk for medication errors, little is known about the real incidence
S. D’Errico, Martina Zanon, Davide Radaelli, Martina Padovano, A. Santurro, M. Scopetti, P. Frati, V. Fineschi   +7 more
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Knowledge and Attitudes Regarding Medication Errors among Nurses: A Cross-Sectional Study in Major Jeddah Hospitals

Nursing Reports, 2022
Medication error is a multifactorial problem that mainly involves missing or bypassing the administration, which may have life-threatening impacts on the patient.
Alham Alandajani, B. Khalid, Y. Ng, M. Banakhar   +3 more
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Pharmacist-led educational interventions provided to healthcare providers to reduce medication errors: A systematic review and meta-analysis

PLoS ONE, 2021
Introduction Medication errors are avoidable events that can occur at any stage of the medication use process. They are widespread in healthcare systems and are linked to an increased risk of morbidity and mortality.
M. Jaam, L. Naseralallah, T. Hussain, S. Pawluk   +3 more
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Reducing medication errors for adults in hospital settings.

Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 2021
BACKGROUND Medication errors are preventable events that may cause or lead to inappropriate medication use or patient harm while the medication is in the control of the healthcare professional or patient.
A. Ciapponi, Simón Fernández Nievas, Mariana Seijo, María Belén Rodriguez, Valeria Vietto, H. García-Perdomo, S. Virgilio, A. Fajreldines, J. Tost, C. Rose, Ezequiel García-Elorrio   +10 more
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Fatigue in nurses and medication administration errors: A scoping review.

Journal of Clinical Nursing, 2023
BACKGROUND Medication administration errors (MAEs) cause preventable patient harm and cost billions of dollars from already-strained healthcare budgets. An emerging factor contributing to these errors is nurse fatigue.
Tracey Bell, M. Sprajcer, Tracy Flenady, Ashlyn Sahay   +3 more
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Medication-Related Hospital Readmissions Within 30 Days of Discharge: Prevalence, Preventability, Type of Medication Errors and Risk Factors

Frontiers in Pharmacology, 2021
Background: Hospital readmission rates are increasingly used as a measure of healthcare quality. Medicines are the most common therapeutic intervention but estimating the contribution of adverse drug events as a cause of readmissions is difficult ...
E. Uitvlugt, M. Janssen, C. Siegert, E. Kneepkens, Bart J.F. van den Bemt, P. M. van den Bemt, F. Karapinar‐Çarkit   +6 more
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The Effective Strategies to Avoid Medication Errors and Improving Reporting Systems

Medicines, 2021
Background: Population-based studies from several countries have constantly shown excessively high rates of medication errors and avoidable deaths. An efficient medication error reporting system is the backbone of reliable practice and a measure of ...
A. A. Mutair, S. Alhumaid, Abbas Shamsan, Abdul Rehman Zia Zaidi, M. A. Mohaini, Alya O. Al Mutairi, A. Rabaan, Mansour Awad, Awad Al-Omari   +8 more
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Nursing interventions to reduce medication errors in paediatrics and neonates: Systematic review and meta-analysis.

Journal of pediatric nursing, 2021
BACKGROUND Medication errors are a great concern to health care organisations as they are costly and pose a significant risk to patients. Children are three times more likely to be affected by medication errors than adults with medication administration ...
T. Marufu, Rachel Bower, E. Hendron, J. Manning   +3 more
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Prevalence and Nature of Medication Errors and Medication-Related Harm Following Discharge from Hospital to Community Settings: A Systematic Review

Drug Safety, 2020
Background Little is known about the epidemiology of medication errors and medication-related harm following transition from secondary to primary care.
Fatema A Alqenae, D. Steinke, R. Keers
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Interventions to reduce medication errors in adult medical and surgical settings: a systematic review

Therapeutic Advances in Drug Safety, 2020
Background and Aims: Medication errors occur at any point of the medication management process, and are a major cause of death and harm globally. The objective of this review was to compare the effectiveness of different interventions in reducing ...
E. Manias, S. Kusljic, Angela Wu
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