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August 21, 2013European Journal of Pediatric Surgery

Preventable Errors with Nonopioid Analgesics and Antiemetic Drugs May Increase Burden in Surgical Pediatric Patients

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Population

426 hospitalized children from birth to 18 years of age admitted during August to October 2011

Design

Cross-sectional

Authors

DBD. K. BosmanPRPetra van Rijn-BikkerWAWim van Aalderen

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Overview

Pediatric surgical patients may warrant closer medication safety monitoring; this Level 4 association leaves open the benefit of targeted interventions.

Structured PICO

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Population
426 hospitalized children from birth to 18 years of age admitted during August to October 2011
O
Outcome
Prevalence of different types of medication errors (MEs) and the severity of harm caused by MEssafety

Surgical pediatric patients are at high risk for harmful medication errors, particularly involving the prescription and administration of nonopioid analgesics and antiemetic drugs.

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Bosman et al. (2013) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a83e123fd07e211f9fe2116https://doi.org/10.1055/s-0033-1352526
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