Background Underlying systems factors have been seen to be crucial contributors to the
occurrence of medication errors. By understanding the causes of these errors, the most …

We developed evidence‐based recommendations for the minimisation of errors in
intravenous drug administration in anaesthesia from a systematic review of the literature that …

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 …

Eight hundred and ninety‐six incidents relating to drug error were reported to the Australian
Incident Monitoring Study. Syringe and drug preparation errors accounted for 452 (50.4%) …

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 …

The majority of pregnant women will be treated with a medication other than a vitamin
supplement during their pregnancy. Almost half of these medications will be category C or D …

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 …

To meet the WHO vision of reducing medication errors by 50%, it is essential to know the
current error rate. We undertook an integrative review of the literature, using a systematic …

Medication errors are the common causes of patient morbidity and mortality. It adds financial
burden to the institution as well. Though the impact varies from no harm to serious adverse …