Drug Dose Calculator Application to Prevent Medication Errors

As a part of the essentials in achieving patient safety, medication errors are one of the most financially detrimental problems in the treatment process faced by health institutions. This article firstly debriefs the definition of medication error and its general classification based on the treatmen...

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Main Authors: Mayang Indah Lestari, Zulkifli Zulkifli, Rizal Zainal, Muhammad Imam Mulia
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Language:English
Published: Fakultas Kedokteran, Universitas Diponegoro 2022-07-01
Series:JAI (Jurnal Anestesiologi Indonesia)
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Online Access:https://ejournal.undip.ac.id/index.php/janesti/article/view/43116
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Rizal Zainal
Muhammad Imam Mulia
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description As a part of the essentials in achieving patient safety, medication errors are one of the most financially detrimental problems in the treatment process faced by health institutions. This article firstly debriefs the definition of medication error and its general classification based on the treatment process. Wrong dose calculation has become one of the most frequent medication errors, especially among anesthesiology-care providers. This article then concisely defines the side effects of commonly-used anesthesia drugs in critical and perioperative care. This article examines medication errors prevalence among anesthesiologists and investigates the line between several risk factors and wrong dosage calculation. Finally, this article concludes with the elucidation of current trends of drug dosage calculators and several studies that aim to validate and prove the efficacy of those applications.
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spelling doaj-art-8f01d17bd4c44df3b946c6a23535fc832025-08-20T02:38:06ZengFakultas Kedokteran, Universitas DiponegoroJAI (Jurnal Anestesiologi Indonesia)2337-51242089-970X2022-07-0114214816310.14710/jai.v0i0.4311620954Drug Dose Calculator Application to Prevent Medication ErrorsMayang Indah Lestari0https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4655-1425Zulkifli Zulkifli1Rizal Zainal2Muhammad Imam Mulia3Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Sriwijaya/ Mohammad Hoesin Hospital Palembang, IndonesiaDepartment of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Sriwijaya/ Mohammad Hoesin Hospital Palembang, IndonesiaDepartment of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Sriwijaya/ Mohammad Hoesin Hospital Palembang, IndonesiaDepartment of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Sriwijaya/ Mohammad Hoesin Hospital Palembang, IndonesiaAs a part of the essentials in achieving patient safety, medication errors are one of the most financially detrimental problems in the treatment process faced by health institutions. This article firstly debriefs the definition of medication error and its general classification based on the treatment process. Wrong dose calculation has become one of the most frequent medication errors, especially among anesthesiology-care providers. This article then concisely defines the side effects of commonly-used anesthesia drugs in critical and perioperative care. This article examines medication errors prevalence among anesthesiologists and investigates the line between several risk factors and wrong dosage calculation. Finally, this article concludes with the elucidation of current trends of drug dosage calculators and several studies that aim to validate and prove the efficacy of those applications.https://ejournal.undip.ac.id/index.php/janesti/article/view/43116anestheticscalculator applicationdrug dosagemedication errorpatient safety
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Zulkifli Zulkifli
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Muhammad Imam Mulia
Drug Dose Calculator Application to Prevent Medication Errors
JAI (Jurnal Anestesiologi Indonesia)
anesthetics
calculator application
drug dosage
medication error
patient safety
title Drug Dose Calculator Application to Prevent Medication Errors
title_full Drug Dose Calculator Application to Prevent Medication Errors
title_fullStr Drug Dose Calculator Application to Prevent Medication Errors
title_full_unstemmed Drug Dose Calculator Application to Prevent Medication Errors
title_short Drug Dose Calculator Application to Prevent Medication Errors
title_sort drug dose calculator application to prevent medication errors
topic anesthetics
calculator application
drug dosage
medication error
patient safety
url https://ejournal.undip.ac.id/index.php/janesti/article/view/43116
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