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Errors and discrepancies in the administration of intravenous infusions: a mixed methods multihospital observational study [PDF]

, 2018
Introduction Intravenous medication administration has traditionally been regarded as error prone, with high potential for harm. A recent US multisite study revealed few potentially harmful errors despite a high overall error rate.
Bates, David W., Blandford, Ann, Chumbley, Gillian, Cox, Anna, Dykes, Patricia C., Franklin, Bryony Dean, Furniss, Dominic, Galal-Edeen, Galal H., Iacovides, Ioanna, Lyons, Imogen, Mayer, Astrid, Schnock, Kumiko O., Vos, Jolien, Wei, Li   +13 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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Association between workarounds and medication administration errors in bar-code-assisted medication administration in hospitals [PDF]

, 2017
Objective: To study the association of workarounds with medication administration errors using barcode-assisted medication administration (BCMA), and to determine the frequency and types of workarounds and medication administration errors.
Bates, David W, de Gier, Johan J, Taxis, Katja, Twisk, Jos W R, van den Bemt, Patricia M L A, van der Veen, Willem, Wouters, Hans   +6 more
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Medication transcription errors in hospitalized patient settings: a consensual study in the Palestinian nursing practice

BMC Health Services Research, 2019
Background Medication transcription errors (MTEs) are frequent in hospitalized patient settings. Definitions and scenarios that represent potential MTEs in the Palestinian nursing practice were not previously approached using formal consensus techniques.
Ramzi Shawahna, Abbas Abbas, Ameed Ghanem   +2 more
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Medication errors in the Middle East countries: a systematic review of the literature [PDF]

, 2012
Background: Medication errors are a significant global concern and can cause serious medical consequences for patients. Little is known about medication errors in Middle Eastern countries.
A Aldhawailie, A Ben-Yehuda, A Drach-Zahavy, A Elnour, A Jiménez Muñioz, A Kazemi, A Kazemi, A Lifshitz, A Lustig, A Oliven, A Oliven, A Vardi, B Bar-Oz, B Dean, B Dean, B Dean, B Franklin, D Cousins, E Allan, E Kozer, E O’Shea, E Tissot, F Fahimi, F Fahimi, F Valizadeh, G Armitage, G Kadmon, G Vessal, H Alagha, H Dibbi, H Khalili, H Koohestani, H Koohestani, H Koohestani, I Choonara, Imti Choonara, International Diabetes Federation, J Islamian, J Osborne, K Alkhaja, K Alkhaja, K Alkhaja, K Khaja, L Azoulay, M Aljeraisy, M Alshara, M Ghaleb, M Lisby, M Magzoub, M Miller, M Mrayyan, M Sadat-Ali, M Schneider, N Abou alsoud, N Greengold, N Qureshi, N Sabry, National Patient Safety Agency, O Vaknin, P Lewis, R Hooper, S Conroy, S Conroy, S Joolaee, Sharon Conroy, T Khoja, T Lesar, U Nations, V Wirtz, W Sweileh, Y Irshaid, Y Neyaz, Y Saab, Zayed Alsulami   +73 more
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Violence Against Health Care Workers: A Silent Problem [PDF]

Taṣvīr-i salāmat, 2012
Background and objectives: Considering the importance of process improvement and support system,we tried to take a step to clarify logistics processes and initiate quality improvement in health and nutrition faculty of Tabriz Medical Science University ...
Vahideh Ghorbani sani, Fariba Heidari, Hossein Jabari Beyrami   +2 more
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Assessment of Medication Errors at King Khalid Hospital in Hail Region, Saudi Arabia

Hail Journal of Health Sciences, 2021
Background: Medication errors (MEs) are one of the common types of medical errors that have a significant effect on a patient’s health and contribute to mortality and morbidity.
Mhdia Elhadi Osman, Reham Al-Qahtani, Mariam M Alaslami, Manal M Alshammari, Aziz Unnisa, Bahaa E Othman, Meshal A Al-Zabni   +6 more
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Medication errors in Najran, Saudi Arabia: Reporting, responsibility, and characteristics: A cross-sectional study

Saudi Pharmaceutical Journal, 2022
Background: Medication error is a preventable adverse effect of medical care, whether or not it is evident or harmful to the patient. Disclosure of medication errors and improvement of patient safety are inexorably related, and they provide one of the ...
Mohammad H. Alyami, Abdallah Y. Naser, Hadi S. Alswar, Hamad S. Alyami, Abdullah H. Alyami, Hadi J. Al Sulayyim   +5 more
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Medication Reconciliation at Discharge from Hospital: A Systematic Review of the Quantitative Literature

Pharmacy, 2015
Medicines reconciliation is a way to identify and act on discrepancies in patients’ medical histories and it is found to play a key role in patient safety.
Maja H. Michaelsen, Paul McCague, Colin P. Bradley, Laura J. Sahm   +3 more
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Strategies to reduce medication errors with reference to older adults [PDF]

, 2006
Background  In Australia, around 59% of the general population uses prescription medication with this number increasing to about 86% in those aged 65 and over and 83% of the population over 85 using two or more medications simultaneously. A recent report
Adams C, Aufseeser Weiss MR, Australian Council for Safety and Quality in Health Care., Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW)., Australian Institute of Health and Welfare., Ayuthya S, Bates DW, Bayne T, Bolton P, Boyle CM, Brent Hodgkinson, Briggs B, Brown HN, Brown SJ, Burton ME, Casner PR, Cerne F, Hawkey CJ, Heinemann D, Hurley SF, Khan KS, Kim Nichols, Kruse H, Larrabee JH, Leape LL, Lengacher CA, Ludwig Beymer P, McNally KM, Mungall DR, Mutter M, Nelson R, NHMRC., Overhage JM, Papastrat K, Pape TM, Ray MD, Rhonda Nay, Roark DC, Roughead EE, Schaubhut RM, Shah NR, Shojania KG, Spencer DC, Strohecker S, Susan Koch, Westwood M, White RH   +46 more
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