Identifying medication errors in neonatal intensive care units: a two-center study
Eslami K, Aletayeb F, Aletayeb SMH, et al. Identifying medication errors in neonatal intensive care units: a two-center study. BMC Pediatr. 2019;19(1):365. doi:10.1186/s12887-019-1748-4.
Medication errors are thought to be common in neonatal intensive care units (NICUs). This study compared the incidence of medication errors occurring in two NICUs over a three-month period. Over the study period, there were an average of 3.38 medication errors per patient and three-quarters of neonates experienced at least one error. Preterm neonates experienced medication errors significantly more often than term neonates. Errors in prescription dosage and administration were the most common errors.