Inter- and intra-rater reliability for classification of medication related events in paediatric inpatients.

D L Kunac; D M Reith; J Kennedy; N C Austin; S M Williams

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Inter- and intra-rater reliability for classification of medication related events in paediatric inpatients.

June 21, 2006

Kunac DL, Reith DM, Kennedy J, et al. Qual Saf Health Care. 2006;15(3):196-201.

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Three health professionals classified medication-related events by type and seriousness. The investigators conclude that trained reviewers can assess for the presence and seriousness of adverse drug events but that there is lack of agreement on preventability.

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