Reducing prescribing errors in hospitalized children on the ketogenic diet.
Siegel BI, Johnson M, Dawson TE, et al. Reducing prescribing errors in hospitalized children on the ketogenic diet. Pediatr Neurol. 2020;115:42-47. doi:10.1016/j.pediatrneurol.2020.11.009.
Pediatric patients are at high risk for medication errors. This study found that a clinical decision support alert could effectively reduce orders for carbohydrate-containing medications in pediatric patients on ketogenic diets without increasing alert burden.