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 …

BACKGROUND: Medication errors continue to be a significant source of patient harm in the
operating room with few concrete countermeasures. The organization and identification of …

A safety‐orientated system of delivering parenteral anaesthetic drugs was assessed in a
prospective incident monitoring study at two hospitals. Anaesthetists completed an incident …

The operating room (OR) is a busy environment with multiple opportunities for distraction. A
well-trained anesthesiologist or certified registered nurse anesthetist (CRNA) should remain …

Life-threatening drug errors are more common in children than in adults. This is likely to be
because of their variations in age and weight, combined with the occasional exposure of …

Background Medication errors are not uncommon in hospitalized patients. Paediatric
patients may have increased risk for medication errors related to complexity of weight-based …

Background Anaesthetic procedures are complex and subject to human error. Interventions
to alleviate medication errors include organised syringe storage trays, but no standardised …

Study objective The objective of the study was to: a) characterize the frequency, type, and
outcome of anesthetic medication errors spanning an 8.5-year period, b) describe the …

The administration of medications is central to anaesthetists' care of patients. Errors are
inevitable in any human endeavour, but should be distinguished from violations. The …

Background Anaesthetic medication administration errors are a significant threat to patient
safety. In 2002, we began collecting data about the rate and nature of anaesthetic …