Medication reconciliation failures in children and young adults with chronic disease during intensive and intermediate care.

Danielle D. DeCourcey; Melanie Silverman; Esther Chang; Al Ozonoff; Carolyn Stickney; Darla Pichoff; Alexandra Oldershaw; Jonathan A. Finkelstein

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Medication reconciliation failures in children and young adults with chronic disease during intensive and intermediate care.

March 8, 2017

DeCourcey DD, Silverman M, Chang E, et al. Pediatr Crit Care Med. 2017;18(4):370-377.

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Medication reconciliation is critical to safe medication use. This prospective cohort study identified high rates of unintentional medication discrepancies among hospitalized children and young adults. The authors conclude that current medication reconciliation practices are inadequate to ensure medication safety.

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