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[Prevalence and factors associated with incidents related to medication in surgical patients]
Thatianny Tanferri de Brito Paranaguá1, Ana Lúcia Queiroz Bezerra2, Andressa Luanna Moreira dos Santos2
1Federal University of Goias, Faculty of Nursing, Goiania, Brazil, ttb.paranagua@gmail.com.
Abstract:
The aim of this study was to estimate the prevalence and factors associated with the occurrence of incidents related to medication, registered in the medical records of patients admitted to a Surgical Clinic, in 2010. This is a cross-sectional study, conducted at a university hospital, with a sample of 735 hospitalizations. Was performed the categorization of types of incidents, multivariate analysis of regression logistic and calculated the prevalence. The prevalence of drug-related incidents was estimated at 48.0% and were identified, as factors related to the occurrence of these incidents: length of hospitalization more than four days, prescribed three or more medications per day and realization of surgery intervention. It is expected to have contributed for the professionals and area managers can identify risky situations and rethink their actions.
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