Medication error is a well-recognised cause of harm to patients undergoing anaesthesia.
From the first 4000 reports in the webAIRS anaesthetic incident reporting system, we …

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 …

A during anesthesia is low and most errors reportedly did not result in harm. However, some
errors were associated with significant morbidity. For example, 12 patients received muscle …

Editorial Views the authors reported good interrater reliability in the study. These factors
could account for the high event rates reported by nanji and coworkers, compared with …

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

Objectives: To analyze the problem of drug error related to anesthesia in Thailand including
nature, contributing factors and preventive strategies. Material and Method: We …

Background The purpose of this study is to assess the rates of perioperative medication
errors (MEs) and adverse drug events (ADEs) as percentages of medication administrations …

Human error poses significant risk for hospitalized patients causing an estimated 100,000 to
400,000 deaths in the USA annually. Medication errors contribute, with error occurring in …

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 …

1. Anesthesiologists should be aware of the risks of drug errors and ensure that checking
procedures are in place. Errors often occur in situations of haste, distraction or fatigue. 2 …