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Medication errors in hospitalised children.
March 12, 2014
Manias E, Kinney S, Cranswick N, et al. J Paediatr Child Health. 2014;50(1):71-7.
Consistent with findings from prior studies, this retrospective chart review of incident reports at a children's hospital found that communication lapses and handoffs contributed to medication errors, which often led to increased need for monitoring but no harm. A recent AHRQ WebM&M commentary discusses a pediatric medication error.
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