Background Drug administration errors (DAEs) in anaesthesia are common, the aetiology
multifactorial and though mostly inconsequential, some lead to substantial harm. The extend …

Background The practice of anesthesiology needs an anesthetist to administer multiple
potent drugs with high accuracy in a highly confined area that has multiple distractions …

Eighty out of 128 hospitals in the Netherlands responded to the question about which
medicines are present on their anaesthesia carts. 116 different medicines were reported …

Background Perioperative medication errors (MEs) are complex, multifactorial, and a
significant source of in-hospital patient morbidity. Anesthesiologists' awareness of error and …

Karolina Brook, MD, FASA, CPPS James Dierkes, MD, MBA Tricia A. Meyer, PharmD, MS,
FASHP, FTSHP Uma Munnur, MD, MS Medication error is defined as an error occur-ring …

Los niños tienen derecho a disfrutar del más alto estándar de salud posible. Este derecho
humano básico está fundamentado en la “Convención de las Naciones Unidas sobre los …

Medication administration errors occur in hospitals resulting in adverse negative effects,
including deaths. Hospital leaders are responsible for promoting patient safety and reducing …

Opinnäytetyön tarkoituksena oli tarkastella erään Etelä-Suomen sairaalan
leikkauspotilaiden hoitojakson aikana tapahtuneita lääkityspoikkeamia. Opinnäytetyön …

Non-operating room anaesthesia (NORA) refers to the provision of anaesthesia care outside
the traditional operating theatre.(1) A study performed at Johns Hopkins Hospital …

Background: The risk of medication error is high in the operating room, since the
anesthesiologist prepares, stores, and administers the medication. Poor labeling practices …