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A Novel Approach for the Administration of Medications and Fluids in Emergency Scenarios and Settings
Published on: November 9, 2016
[Medication errors in neonatal medicine: from prescription to administration]
J-B Gouyon1, A Cransac, C Sgro
1Service de néonatologie du GHSR, CIC-EC, CHU de Réunion, 97448 Saint-Pierre cedex, France. jean-bernard.gouyon@chu-reunion.fr
Abstract:
Neonatal units have the highest incidence of medication errors (approximately 5%) compared to adult and pediatric wards. Medication errors include prescribing errors, transcription errors, dispensing errors, medication administration errors, and monitoring. Dosing error is the most common prescribing error. Prevention of medication error must be global. The implementation of a computerized physician order entry significantly reduces prescribing errors but other preventive measures remain necessary.
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