| Adverse drug events in a sentinel hospital in the State of Goiás, Brazil. | |
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PMID: 21584386 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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This was a retrospective, descriptive and documental study with the aim of identifying adverse drug events which occurred in the medication administration process and to classify these medication errors. This study was developed in the internal medicine unit of a general hospital of Goiás, Brazil. Report books used by nursing staff from the period 2002 to 2007, were analyzed. A total of 230 medication errors were identified, most of which occurred in the preparation and administration of the medications (64.3%). Medication errors were of omission (50.9%), of dose (16.5%), of schedule (13.5%) and of administration technique (12.2%) and were more frequent with antineoplastic and immunomodulating agents (24.3%) and anti-infective agents (20.9%). It was found that 37.4% of drugs were high alert medications. Considering the medication errors detected it is important to promote a culture of safety in the hospital. |
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Authors:
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Ana Elisa Bauer de Camargo Silva; Adriano Max Moreira Reis; Adriana Inocenti Miasso; Jânia Oliveira Santos; Silvia Helena De Bortoli Cassiani |
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Type: Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Revista latino-americana de enfermagem Volume: 19 ISSN: 0104-1169 ISO Abbreviation: Rev Lat Am Enfermagem Publication Date: 2011 Mar-Apr |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2011-05-17 Completed Date: 2011-10-04 Revised Date: 2011-12-05 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 9420934 Medline TA: Rev Lat Am Enfermagem Country: Brazil |
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Languages: eng; por; spa Pagination: 378-86 Citation Subset: N |
Affiliation:
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Faculdade de Enfermagem, Universidade Federal de Goiás, Goiânia, GO, Brazil. anaelisa@terra.com.br |
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Brazil Drug Toxicity / epidemiology* Hospitals Humans Medication Errors / statistics & numerical data* Retrospective Studies |
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