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Determining Pain Detection and Tolerance Thresholds Using an Integrated, Multi-Modal Pain Task Battery

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Analgesic prescribing errors and associated medication characteristics.

Howard S Smith¹, Timothy S Lesar

¹Department of Anesthesiology, Albany Medical Center, 43 New Scotland Avenue, Albany, NY 12208, USA.

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|December 29, 2010

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Medication errors with analgesics are common, especially in children. Specific drug characteristics like multiple dosage forms and atypical regimens significantly increase the risk of these preventable patient safety events.

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Determining Pain Detection and Tolerance Thresholds Using an Integrated, Multi-Modal Pain Task Battery

Determining Pain Detection and Tolerance Thresholds Using an Integrated, Multi-Modal Pain Task Battery

Published on: April 14, 2016

Area of Science:

Pharmacology
Patient Safety
Health Services Research

Background:

Medication errors involving analgesics are a significant cause of poor treatment outcomes and adverse events.
Prescribing mistakes are a major concern in analgesic administration.

Purpose of the Study:

To systematically evaluate prevented analgesic prescribing errors (near-misses) in a teaching hospital.
To identify analgesic medication characteristics that contribute to prescribing errors.

Main Methods:

Systematic evaluation of 2,044 prevented analgesic prescribing errors.
Analysis of error rates based on drug, dosage form, route of administration, and patient population.

Main Results:

The overall detected error rate was 2.87 errors per 1,000 analgesic orders.
Pediatric patients had more than double the error rate of adult patients.
Factors contributing to 40% of errors included multiple dosage forms, modified dosages, atypical regimens, sound-alike names, and scheduled use.

Conclusions:

Specific analgesic product characteristics and usage patterns are linked to increased error risk.
Findings can inform patient education and medication safety strategies to mitigate risks associated with analgesic errors.