Medication Safety in the Emergency Department: A Study of Serious Medication Errors Reported by 101 Hospitals From 2011 to 2020
Background: Although serious medication errors are uncommon, accounting for only 0.4% (166 of 46,568) of medication errors reported to the Pennsylvania Patient Safety Reporting System (PA-PSRS) in 2020, their effects can be devastating for patients and their loved ones. Methods: We queried PA-PSRS f...
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| Main Authors: | Elizabeth Kukielka, Rebecca Jones |
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Patient Safety Authority
2022-03-01
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| Series: | Patient Safety |
| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.33940/data/2022.3.5 |
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