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Prevalence and Nature of Medication Errors and Preventable Adverse Drug Events in Paediatric and Neonatal Intensive Care Settings: A Systematic Review.

Anwar A AlghamdiRichard N KeersAdam SutherlandDarren M Ashcroft
Published in: Drug safety (2020)
Medication errors occur frequently in critically ill children admitted to paediatric and neonatal intensive care units and may lead to patient harm. Important targets such as dosing errors and anti-infective medications were identified to guide the development of remedial interventions.
Keyphrases
  • adverse drug
  • intensive care unit
  • emergency department
  • electronic health record
  • drug induced
  • young adults
  • mechanical ventilation
  • physical activity
  • risk factors
  • case report