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Medication transcription errors in hospitalized patient settings: a consensual study in the Palestinian nursing practice

open access: yesBMC 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   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Violence Against Health Care Workers: A Silent Problem [PDF]

open access: yesTaṣvīr-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   +2 more
doaj  

Assessment of Medication Errors at King Khalid Hospital in Hail Region, Saudi Arabia

open access: yesHail 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   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Medication Reconciliation at Discharge from Hospital: A Systematic Review of the Quantitative Literature

open access: yesPharmacy, 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   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Medical errors in neurosurgery

open access: yesSurgical Neurology International, 2014
Medical errors cause nearly 100,000 deaths per year and cost billions of dollars annually. In order to rationally develop and institute programs to mitigate errors, the relative frequency and costs of different errors must be documented. This analysis will permit the judicious allocation of scarce healthcare resources to address the most costly errors ...
Rolston, John   +5 more
openaire   +4 more sources

Medication errors in Najran, Saudi Arabia: Reporting, responsibility, and characteristics: A cross-sectional study

open access: yesSaudi 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   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

ON THE IMPACT OF DRUG NAMES AND LABELS ON THE RISK OF MEDICATION ERRORS

open access: yesБезопасность и риск фармакотерапии, 2022
In this article authors analyze the influence of a label on drugpackage on the risk of medication errors and propose methods of their prevention.Analysis of the corresponding data published by regulators EMA and FDA hasprovided an opportunity to find ...
R. N. Alyautdin   +3 more
doaj  

Comparative Evaluation of Hemodiafiltration, Hemoperfusion, and Standard Hemodialysis on Efficacy, Inflammatory Control, Dialysis Adequacy, and Safety in End‐Stage Renal Disease: A Prospective Observational Study

open access: yesTherapeutic Apheresis and Dialysis, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Chronic micro‐inflammation in patients with end‐stage renal disease (ESRD) is a significant driver of cardiovascular complications and diminished quality of life. While standard hemodialysis (SHD) effectively manages small‐molecule clearance, its ability to remove medium‐to‐large uremic toxins—the primary catalysts of systemic ...
Hongwei Zuo   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Forecasting the Dialysis Burden in Japan: Validation‐Based Projections of Prevalence and Incidence Through 2050

open access: yesTherapeutic Apheresis and Dialysis, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Japan has one of the highest dialysis prevalence rates worldwide and a shrinking, aging population. Whether dialysis burden has entered a sustained post‐peak phase or whether recent declines partly reflect pandemic‐related disruptions remains uncertain.
Hatice Şahin   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Medication Errors: Resources for Practice

open access: yesOnline Journal of Rural Nursing and Health Care, 2012
The process of giving medication in an acute care hospital is an example of chaos principles. Each medication order, dispensing, administration and monitoring, and evaluation is unique.
Angela Smith Collins
doaj   +1 more source

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