INTRODUCTION: Anesthesiology is the only medical specialty that prescribes, dilutes, and
administers drugs without conferral by another professional. Adding to the high frequency of …

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 describe the pharmacological characteristics of medicines involved in
administration errors and determine the frequency of errors with potentially dangerous …

We aimed to establish the frequency and nature of drug administration error in anaesthesia
(a significant subset of error in medicine) at two hospitals. Anaesthetists were asked to return …

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 …

The objective is to identify the evidences and implications of medication administration
errors for patient safety. An integrative review was undertaken through a search in four …

Abstract Purpose The Japanese Society of Anesthesiologists (JSA) has investigated critical
events in several fields of anesthesiology. However, the types, frequency, and …

The objectives in this study were to verify the incidence of medication errors and near
misses and the degree of damage to the patient, as well as the association between the …

Background Medication administration errors are frequent and cause significant harm
globally. However, only a few data are available on their prevalence, nature, and severity in …

Conclusion This study suggests that case type, American Society of Anesthesiologists'
classification, and level of provider experience play a role on the rate of medication errors …