Medication errors in pediatric emergency departments: a systematic review and recommendations for enhancing medication safety.

Mohammed Alsabri; Diane Eapen; Vaishnavi Sabesan; Zeyad Tarek Hassan; Mody Amin; Alaa Ahmed Elshanbary; Ayman Alhaderi; Emad Elshafie; Khaled M Al-sayaghi

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Medication errors in pediatric emergency departments: a systematic review and recommendations for enhancing medication safety.

March 20, 2024

Alsabri M, Eapen D, Sabesan V, et al. Pediatr Emerg Care. 2024;40(1):58-67.

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Medication errors are common in emergency departments, with pediatric patients being especially vulnerable. This systematic review identified six studies of medication errors in pediatric emergency care. The most common error was medication dosing, an ongoing challenge due to children's physiology varying by age and the frequent need to estimate weight. Most errors were insignificant/mild or moderate.

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