Case-control analysis of the financial cost of medication errors in hospitalized patients.
Pinilla J, Murillo C, Carrasco G, et al. Case-control analysis of the financial cost of medication errors in hospitalized patients. Eur J Health Econ. 2006;7(1):66-71.
The investigators analyzed 1 year of admission records at a Spanish hospital and found that medication errors resulted in 303 extra hospital days and doubled the cost of care for each affected patient.
Pinilla J, Murillo C, Carrasco G, et al. Case-control analysis of the financial cost of medication errors in hospitalized patients. Eur J Health Econ. 2006;7(1):66-71.