Background Throughout the world, drug administration error remains a known and
significant threat to patients undergoing anaesthesia. Estimates of the extent of the problem …

Background The objective of this study was to provide a synthesis of the interventions
designed to reduce medication errors in anesthetized patients. Methods We electronically …

Medication errors in pediatric anesthesia represent an important risk to children. Concerted
action to reduce harm from this cause is overdue. An understanding of the genesis of …

BACKGROUND: Wake Up Safe is a quality improvement initiative of the Society for Pediatric
Anesthesia that contains a deidentified registry of serious adverse events occurring in …

Summary The Institute of Medicine has called for development of strategies to prevent
medication errors, which are one important cause of preventable harm. Although the field of …

This prospective study was undertaken to determine the incidence of drug administration
errors by anaesthetists at three tertiary South African hospitals. Hospitals A and C treat …

In this issue of the BJA, you will find many reviews which are related to pharmacology of the
drugs used in anaesthesia and intensive care, and the recent advances. This editorial asks …

Medication Errors in Anesthesia: A Review : International Anesthesiology Clinics
Medication Errors in Anesthesia: A Review : International Anesthesiology Clinics Log in or …

Medication errors are common throughout healthcare and result in significant human and
financial cost. Prospective studies suggest that the error rate in anaesthesia is around one …

Purpose: To describe the frequency and pattern of drug errors in clinical anesthesia, and to
evaluate whether a change to colour coded syringe labels, along with education, could …