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Medmarx Data Report: A Chartbook of Medication Error Findings from the Perioperative Settings from 1998-2005.

Rockville, MD: United States Pharmacopeia; 2007.

This report shares findings from analysis of more than 11,000 perioperative medication errors reported through Medmarx and includes recommendations to avoid these types of errors.

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Resource Type

Setting of Care

Target Audience

Health Care Executives and Administrators

Clinical Area

Surgery

Hospital Pharmacy

Safety Target

Discontinuities, Gaps, and Hand-Off Problems

Medication Errors/Preventable Adverse Drug Events

Surgical Complications

Error Types

Epidemiology of Errors and Adverse Events

Approach to Improving Safety

Structured Hand-offs

Clinical Pharmacist Involvement

Origin/Sponsor

United States of America