Why the study?
Medication errors frequently cause adverse events in hospitalized UK patients, particularly during the perioperative period, but good-quality evidence examining contributing factors is lacking.
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Population
Consultant anaesthetists in emergency and elective theatre settings
Design
Qualitative study
Peri-operative medication safety demands clinical vigilance; leaves open identification of key contributing factors pending higher-quality studies.
In the UK, medication errors account for up to 20% of all reported adverse events in hospitalised patients. The potential for medication errors to occur during the peri-operative period is greater than in some other clinical settings and there is a paucity of good-quality evidence examining contributing factors.
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