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 …

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

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 …

Background This chapter examines reporting of health care errors (eg, verbal, written, or
other form of communication and/or recording of near miss and patient safety events that …

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%) …

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 …

A patient was prepared to undergo major abdominal surgery and received a thoracic
epidural catheter prior to the induction of anesthesia. At the end of the operation, a local …

Objectives. To describe the proportion and types of medical errors that are stated to be
reported via incident report systems by physicians and nurses who care for pediatric patients …