… Over the span of the last 60 years, from the earliest reports of misadventures to current
reports of medication errors during anesthesia practice, 2–5 the rate of human error during
the conduct of anesthesia does not seem to be improving. This review highlights the limited
studies published on anesthesia medication errors, summarizes the national and
international initiatives to reduce errors, addresses the challenges associated with data
collection and reporting of errors, and reiterates previously published strategies for …