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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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Medical errors in neurosurgery

Surgical 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, Zygourakis, Corinna, Han, Seunggu, Berger, Mitchel, Parsa, Andrew, Lau, Catherine   +5 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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High incidence of medication documentation errors in a Swiss university hospital due to the handwritten prescription process [PDF]

, 2011
BACKGROUND: Medication errors have been reported to be a leading cause of death in hospitalized patients. In this study we focused on identifying and quantifying errors in the handwritten drug ordering and dispensing documentation processes which could ...
Eggli, Stefan, Hartel, Maximilian Johannes, Röder, Christoph, Staub, Lukas P   +3 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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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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Quality of medication use in primary care - mapping the problem, working to a solution: a systematic review of the literature [PDF]

, 2009
Background: The UK, USA and the World Health Organization have identified improved patient safety in healthcare as a priority. Medication error has been identified as one of the most frequent forms of medical error and is associated with significant ...
A Hassey, A Manday, AG Zermansky, Alan Willson, B Dean Franklin, B Gethins, BD Franklin, BD Franklin, C Duggan, C Duggan, Department of Health, Department of Health, Department of Health, Department of Health, DJ Collins, DM Berwick, Esimai, I Jones, Institute of Healthcare Improvement, Institute of Medicine, J Bicheno, JC Benneyan, JH Hippisley-Cox, K Brookes, K Jordon, L Pickrell, L Smith, Lina Eliasson, M Pirohamed, M Rother, M Sagripanti, MP Tully, MT Taner, N Barber, N Proudlove, N Slack, National Collaborating Centre for Primary Care, National Institute of Clinical Excellence, Nick Barber, P Donyai, Paul Walley, PHG Beardon, R Natarajan, RL Howard, S Ahmed, S Morcos, S Olsen, S Rees, S Royal, S Spear, Sara Garfield, SNH Shah, WMS Al-Shaqha, World Health Organization, YH Jani   +54 more
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Applying hierarchical task analysis to medication administration errors [PDF]

, 2006
Medication use in hospitals is a complex process and is dependent on the successful interaction of health professionals functioning within different disciplines.
Harrison, DJ, Lane, R, Stanton, NA
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ON THE IMPACT OF DRUG NAMES AND LABELS ON THE RISK OF MEDICATION ERRORS

Безопасность 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, A. P. Pereverzev, B. K. Romanov, N. D. Bunyatyan   +3 more
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Medication error awareness among health care providers in Palestine: A questionnaire-based cross-sectional observational study

Saudi Pharmaceutical Journal, 2022
Background: Increased awareness among healthcare professionals regarding medication errors and the establishment of a medication error reporting system can significantly reduce the prevalence of medication errors.
Abdallah Damin Abukhalil, Nadine M. Amer, Lina Y. Musallam, Ni'meh Al-Shami   +3 more
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