@article{658, keywords = {harm reduction, medication adverse events, medication calculator, medication errors, patient safety}, author = {Brian Murray and Matthew J. Streitz and Michael Hilliard and Joseph K. Maddry}, title = {Evaluation of an Electronic Dosing Calculator to Reduce Pediatric Medication Errors.}, abstract = {

INTRODUCTION: Adverse medication events are a potential source of significant morbidity and mortality in pediatric patients, where dosages frequently rely on weight-based formulas. The most frequent occurrence of medication errors occurs during the ordering phase.

METHODS: Through a prospective cohort analysis, we followed medication errors through patient safety reports (PSRs) to determine if the use of a medication dosage calculator would reduce the number of PSRs per patient visits.

RESULTS: The number of PSRs for medication errors per patient visit occurring due to errors in ordering decreased from 10/28 417 to 1/17 940, a decrease by a factor of 6.31, with a χ value of 4.063, P = .0463.

CONCLUSION: We conclude that the use of an electronic dosing calculator is able to reduce the number of medication errors, thereby reducing the potential for serious pediatric adverse medication events.

}, year = {2019}, journal = {Clin Pediatr (Phila)}, volume = {58}, pages = {413-416}, month = {12/2019}, issn = {1938-2707}, doi = {10.1177/0009922818821871}, language = {eng}, }