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Evaluation of detected medication errors within the operating room at an academic medical center.
June 21, 2023
Wolf M, Rolf J, Nelson D, et al. Hosp Pharm. 2023;58(3):309-314.
Medication administration is a complex process and is a common source of preventable patient harm. This retrospective chart review of 145 surgical patients over a two-month period found that 98.6% of cases involved a potential medication error, most frequently due to potential dose omissions and involving vasopressors, opioids, or neuromuscular blockers.
