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 …

Patient safety is an activity to mitigate preventable patient harm that may occur during the
delivery of medical care. The European Board of Anaesthesiology (EBA)/European Union of …

Objective To clinically evaluate a new patented multimodal system (SAFERSleep) designed
to reduce errors in the recording and administration of drugs in anaesthesia. Design …

Background There is a need to identify effective interventions to minimize the threat posed
by medication administration errors (MAEs). Objective Our objective was to review and …

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 in pediatric anesthesia represent an important risk to children. Concerted
action to reduce harm from this cause is overdue. An understanding of the genesis of …

Peri‐operative medication safety is complex. Avoidance of medication errors is both system‐
and practitioner‐based, and many departments within the hospital contribute to safe and …

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

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 …

Summary The Institute of Medicine has called for development of strategies to prevent
medication errors, which are one important cause of preventable harm. Although the field of …