A study of medication errors during the prescription stage in the pediatric critical care services of a secondary-tertiary level public hospital

A study of medication errors during the prescription stage in the pediatric critical care services of a secondary-tertiary level public hospital

Abstract Background Medication Errors (MEs) are considered the most common type of error in pediatric critical care services. Moreover, the ME rate in pediatric patients is up to three times higher than the rate for adults. Nevertheless, information in pediatric population is still limited, particul...

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Main Authors: Lorena Michele Brennan-Bourdon, Alan O. Vázquez-Alvarez, Jahaira Gallegos-Llamas, Manuel Koninckx-Cañada, José Luis Marco-Garbayo, Selene G. Huerta-Olvera
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-12-01
Series:BMC Pediatrics
Subjects:
Medication errors
Prescription error
Dispensing error
Pediatric emergency
Pediatric critical care
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12887-020-02442-w

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s12887-020-02442-w

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