Antibiotic prescribing errors in patients discharged from the pediatric emergency department.

Elizabeth C LaScala; Alexandra K Monroe; Gregory A Hall; Kyle A. Weant

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Antibiotic prescribing errors in patients discharged from the pediatric emergency department.

March 30, 2022

LaScala EC, Monroe AK, Hall GA, et al. Pediatr Emerg Care. 2022;38(1):e387-e392.

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Several factors contribute to pediatric antibiotic medication errors in the emergency department, such as the frequent use of verbal orders and the need for weight-based dosing. Results of this study align with previous research and reinforce the need for further investigation and interventions to reduce antibiotic medication errors such as computerized provider order entry.

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